X-Git-Url: https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=2fb1e1a7adb5e824b92e615288a7668158c12c17;hp=e11ac91ce4b7864d65d3a8854ee1cf74685715ca;hb=4e2a08ddd47ccac15aa8c1a4700cfb552e9d1734;hpb=5f32680329648886701f5b5832239eecf0b38390;ds=sidebyside diff --git a/README b/README index e11ac91ce4..2fb1e1a7ad 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,31 +1,39 @@ - SSLeay/OpenSSL 0.9.1c 23-Dec-1998 + OpenSSL 0.9.7-dev 24 Sep 2000 - Copyright (c) 1998 The OpenSSL Project - Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Eric Young + Copyright (c) 1998-2000 The OpenSSL Project + Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Eric A. Young, Tim J. Hudson All rights reserved. + DESCRIPTION + ----------- + The OpenSSL Project is a collaborative effort to develop a robust, commercial-grade, fully featured, and Open Source toolkit implementing the - Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) - protocols with full-strength cryptography world-wide. The project is managed - by a worldwide community of volunteers that use the Internet to communicate, - plan, and develop the OpenSSL tookit and its related documentation. + Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) + protocols as well as a full-strength general purpose cryptography library. + The project is managed by a worldwide community of volunteers that use the + Internet to communicate, plan, and develop the OpenSSL toolkit and its + related documentation. OpenSSL is based on the excellent SSLeay library developed from Eric A. Young - and Tim J. Hudson. The OpenSSL toolkit is licensed under a BSD-style licence, - which basically means that you are free to get and use it for commercial and - non-commercial purposes. + and Tim J. Hudson. The OpenSSL toolkit is licensed under a dual-license (the + OpenSSL license plus the SSLeay license) situation, which basically means + that you are free to get and use it for commercial and non-commercial + purposes as long as you fulfill the conditions of both licenses. + + OVERVIEW + -------- - The package includes: + The OpenSSL toolkit includes: libssl.a: Implementation of SSLv2, SSLv3, TLSv1 and the required code to support - both SSLv2, SSLv3 and TLSv1 in the one server. + both SSLv2, SSLv3 and TLSv1 in the one server and client. libcrypto.a: - General encryption and X.509 stuff needed by TLS/SSL but not actually - logically part of it. It includes routines for the following: + General encryption and X.509 v1/v3 stuff needed by SSL/TLS but not + actually logically part of it. It includes routines for the following: Ciphers libdes - EAY's libdes DES encryption package which has been floating @@ -42,7 +50,7 @@ Digests MD5 and MD2 message digest algorithms, fast implementations, SHA (SHA-0) and SHA-1 message digest algorithms, - MDC2 message digest. A DES based hash that is polular on smart cards. + MDC2 message digest. A DES based hash that is popular on smart cards. Public Key RSA encryption/decryption/generation. @@ -72,48 +80,97 @@ A simple stack. A Configuration loader that uses a format similar to MS .ini files. - Programs in this package include: - - enc - a general encryption program that can encrypt/decrypt using - one of 17 different cipher/mode combinations. The - input/output can also be converted to/from base64 - ascii encoding. - dgst - a generate message digesting program that will generate - message digests for any of md2, md5, sha (sha-0 or sha-1) - or mdc2. - asn1parse - parse and display the structure of an asn1 encoded - binary file. - rsa - Manipulate RSA private keys. - dsa - Manipulate DSA private keys. - dh - Manipulate Diffie-Hellman parameter files. - dsaparam- Manipulate and generate DSA parameter files. - crl - Manipulate certificate revocation lists. - crt2pkcs7- Generate a pkcs7 object containing a crl and a certificate. - x509 - Manipulate x509 certificates, self-sign certificates. - req - Manipulate PKCS#10 certificate requests and also - generate certificate requests. - genrsa - Generates an arbitrary sized RSA private key. - gendh - Generates a set of Diffie-Hellman parameters, the prime - will be a strong prime. - ca - Create certificates from PKCS#10 certificate requests. - This program also maintains a database of certificates - issued. - verify - Check x509 certificate signatures. - speed - Benchmark SSLeay's ciphers. - s_server- A test SSL server. - s_client- A test SSL client. - s_time - Benchmark SSL performance of SSL server programs. - errstr - Convert from SSLeay hex error codes to a readable form. - -To install this package, read the INSTALL file. -For the Microsoft world, read INSTALL.W32 file. - -For people in the USA, it is possible to compile SSLeay to use RSA Inc.'s -public key library, RSAref. From my understanding, it is claimed by RSA Inc. -to be illegal to use my public key routines inside the USA. Read -doc/rsaref.doc on how to build with RSAref. - -Read the documentation in the doc directory. It is quite rough, but it lists -the functions, you will probably have to look at the code to work out how to -used them. I will be working on documentation. Look at the example programs. + openssl: + A command line tool that can be used for: + Creation of RSA, DH and DSA key parameters + Creation of X.509 certificates, CSRs and CRLs + Calculation of Message Digests + Encryption and Decryption with Ciphers + SSL/TLS Client and Server Tests + Handling of S/MIME signed or encrypted mail + + PATENTS + ------- + + Various companies hold various patents for various algorithms in various + locations around the world. _YOU_ are responsible for ensuring that your use + of any algorithms is legal by checking if there are any patents in your + country. The file contains some of the patents that we know about or are + rumoured to exist. This is not a definitive list. + + RSA Security holds software patents on the RC5 algorithm. If you + intend to use this cipher, you must contact RSA Security for + licensing conditions. Their web page is http://www.rsasecurity.com/. + + RC4 is a trademark of RSA Security, so use of this label should perhaps + only be used with RSA Security's permission. + + The IDEA algorithm is patented by Ascom in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, + Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the USA. They + should be contacted if that algorithm is to be used; their web page is + http://www.ascom.ch/. + + INSTALLATION + ------------ + + To install this package under a Unix derivative, read the INSTALL file. For + a Win32 platform, read the INSTALL.W32 file. For OpenVMS systems, read + INSTALL.VMS. + + Read the documentation in the doc/ directory. It is quite rough, but it + lists the functions; you will probably have to look at the code to work out + how to use them. Look at the example programs. + + SUPPORT + ------- + + If you have any problems with OpenSSL then please take the following steps + first: + + - Download the current snapshot from ftp://ftp.openssl.org/snapshot/ + to see if the problem has already been addressed + - Remove ASM versions of libraries + - Remove compiler optimisation flags + + If you wish to report a bug then please include the following information in + any bug report: + + - On Unix systems: + Self-test report generated by 'make report' + - On other systems: + OpenSSL version: output of 'openssl version -a' + OS Name, Version, Hardware platform + Compiler Details (name, version) + - Application Details (name, version) + - Problem Description (steps that will reproduce the problem, if known) + - Stack Traceback (if the application dumps core) + + Report the bug to the OpenSSL project at: + + openssl-bugs@openssl.org + + Note that mail to openssl-bugs@openssl.org is forwarded to a public + mailing list. Confidential mail may be sent to openssl-security@openssl.org + (PGP key available from the key servers). + + HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO OpenSSL + ---------------------------- + + Development is coordinated on the openssl-dev mailing list (see + http://www.openssl.org for information on subscribing). If you + would like to submit a patch, send it to openssl-dev@openssl.org with + the string "[PATCH]" in the subject. Please be sure to include a + textual explanation of what your patch does. + + Note: For legal reasons, contributions from the US can be accepted only + if a copy of the patch is sent to crypt@bxa.doc.gov + + The preferred format for changes is "diff -u" output. You might + generate it like this: + + # cd openssl-work + # [your changes] + # ./Configure dist; make clean + # cd .. + # diff -ur openssl-orig openssl-work > mydiffs.patch