source: general/genlib/openssl.xml@ 7f8bd51

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<!ENTITY openssl-download-http "http://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-&openssl-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY openssl-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.openssl.org/source/openssl-&openssl-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY openssl-size "3.0 MB">
<!ENTITY openssl-buildsize "35 MB">
<!ENTITY openssl-time "1.16 SBU">
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<sect1 id="openssl" xreflabel="OpenSSL-&openssl-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="openssl.html"?>
<title>OpenSSL-&openssl-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application>
</title>

<para>The <application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application> package contains 
management tools and libraries relating to cryptography.  These are useful for 
providing cryptography functions to other packages, notably 
<application>OpenSSH</application>, email applications and web browsers (for 
accessing <acronym>HTTPS</acronym> sites).</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&openssl-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&openssl-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &openssl-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required: &openssl-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: &openssl-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application> 
dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="bc"/> (recommended
if you run the test suite during the build)</para></sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application>
</title>

<para>Install <application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application> by running 
the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>sed 's/^passwd/openssl-passwd/' doc/apps/passwd.pod \
    > doc/apps/openssl-passwd.pod &amp;&amp;
rm doc/apps/passwd.pod &amp;&amp;
mv doc/crypto/{,openssl_}threads.pod &amp;&amp;
./config --openssldir=/etc/ssl --prefix=/usr shared &amp;&amp;
sed -i 's%SHLIBDIRS= fips crypto ssl%SHLIBDIRS= crypto ssl%g' Makefile &amp;&amp;
make MANDIR=/usr/share/man &amp;&amp;
make MANDIR=/usr/share/man install &amp;&amp;
cp -r certs /etc/ssl</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><option>no-rc5 no-idea</option>: When added to the
<command>./config</command> command, this will eliminate the building of those
encryption methods. Patent licenses may be needed for you to utilize either of
those methods in your projects.</para>

<para><command>rm doc/apps/passwd.pod</command>: This command prevents
<application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application> from installing its
passwd man page over an existing man page with the same name.</para>

<para><command>mv doc/crypto/{,openssl_}threads.pod</command>: This
commands prevents <application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application> from
overwriting an existing man page from <application>Perl</application>.</para>

<para><command>sed -i 's%SHLIBDIRS= fips crypto ssl%SHLIBDIRS= crypto ssl%g' Makefile</command>:
This command prevents installation of the non-existent <filename
class="libraryfile">libfips</filename> library.</para>

<para><screen><command>make MANDIR=/usr/share/man
make MANDIR=/usr/share/man install</command></screen> These
commands install <application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application> with the 
man pages in <filename class='directory'>/usr/share/man</filename> instead of 
the default which is <filename class='directory'>/etc/ssl/man</filename>.</para>

<para><command>cp -r certs /etc/ssl</command>: The certificates must be copied 
manually since the install script skips this step.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>OpenSSL</application></title>

<sect3><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf</filename></para>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>

<para>Most people who just want to use 
<application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application> for providing functions
to other programs such as <application>Open<acronym>SSH</acronym></application> 
and web browsers won't need to worry about configuring 
<application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application>. Configuring
<application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application> is an advanced topic and 
so those who do would normally be expected to either know how to do it
or to be able to find out how to do it.</para>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application> package 
contains <command>c_rehash</command>, <command>openssl</command>, 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libcrypto</filename> libraries and 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libssl</filename> libraries.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>c_rehash</title>

<para><command>c_rehash</command> is a <application>Perl</application> script
that scans all files in a directory and adds symbolic links to their hash
values.</para>

</sect3>

<sect3><title>openssl</title>

<para>The <command>openssl</command> program is a command-line tool for using
the various cryptography functions of
<application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application>'s
crypto library from the shell. It can be used for various functions which are
documented in <command>man 1 openssl</command>.</para>

</sect3>

<sect3><title>libcrypto</title>

<para>The <application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application> crypto library 
implements a wide range of cryptographic algorithms used in various Internet 
standards. The services provided by  this library are used by the
<application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application> implementations of 
<acronym>SSL</acronym>, <acronym>TLS</acronym> and <acronym>S/MIME</acronym>, 
and they have also been used to implement 
<application>Open<acronym>SSH</acronym></application>,
<application>Open<acronym>PGP</acronym></application>, and other cryptographic 
standards.</para>

</sect3>

<sect3><title>libssl</title>

<para>The <application>Open<acronym>SSL</acronym></application> 
<acronym>SSL</acronym> library implements the Secure Sockets Layer 
(<acronym>SSL</acronym> v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security 
(<acronym>TLS</acronym> v1) protocols. It provides a rich 
<acronym>API</acronym>, documentation on which can be found by running
<command>man 3 ssl</command>.</para>

</sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>