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OpenSSL Quick Links

OpenSSL Overview		Compilation and Installation		Internals
libcrypto API		libssl API		Examples
License		Command Line Utilities		Related Links

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• Basic rules, Commercial Product Disclaimer, Contributions, Copyright, License
• Using This Wiki

Wiki User's Guide, Configuration settings list, MediaWiki FAQ, MediaWiki Mailing List

Reference

This section contains the automagically generated man pages from the OpenSSL git repository, and similar "man" style reference documentation. The man pages are automatically imported from the OpenSSL git repository and local wiki modifications are submitted as patches.

• OpenSSL Manual Pages

• Manual:Openssl(1), Manual:Ssl(3), Manual:Crypto(3), Documentation Index

If you wish to edit any of the Manual page content please refer to the Guidelines for Manual Page Authors page.

• API, Libcrypto API, Libssl API
• FIPS mode(), FIPS_mode_set()

Usage and Programming

This section has discussions of practical issues in using OpenSSL

• Building from Source

Where to find it, the different versions, how to build and install it.

• OpenSSL Overview
• Versioning
• Compilation and Installation
• EVP

Programming techniques and example code

Use of EVP is preferred for most applications and circumstances

• EVP Asymmetric Encryption and Decryption of an Envelope
• EVP Authenticated Encryption and Decryption
• EVP Symmetric Encryption and Decryption
• EVP Key and Parameter Generation
• EVP Key Agreement
• EVP Message Digests
• EVP Key Derivation
• EVP Signing and Verifying (including MAC codes)

• Low Level APIs

More specialized non-EVP usage

• Diffie-Hellman parameters

Concepts and Theory

Discussions of basic cryptographic theory and concepts Discussions of common operational issues

• Base64
• FIPS 140-2
• Random Numbers
• Diffie Hellman
• Elliptic Curve Diffie Hellman
• Elliptic Curve Cryptography

Internals and Development

This section is for internal details of primary interest to OpenSSL maintainers and power users

• Internals
• Code Quality
• Static and Dynamic Analysis

Miscellanous

For the material that doesn't seem to fit anywhere else

• New topics pending categorization (not yet linked elsewhere)
• Incomplete or contentious pages under discussion

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I like it - it brings the interesting content right up front. It probably needs to have some top and tail text to describe what this wiki is for, and how to contribute. I added a link to the Elliptic Curve Cryptography page above --Matt 15:02, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

Proposed Change: Quick Links

I'm proposing a change of the quick links section to use the wikitable syntax. This is the current version, but I can modify the styling as required, like changing the background and removing the border to look as if we just moved the old table to the center, if anyone prefers that.

OpenSSL Overview	Compilation and Installation	Internals	Mailing Lists
libcrypto API	libssl API	Examples	Index of all API functions
License	Command Line Utilities	Related Links	Binaries
SSL and TLS Protocols	1.1 API Changes	FIPS modules	TLS1.3

The main benefit in my opinion is the code. This is the code for the table:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"
| style="width: 200px; | [[OpenSSL Overview]] || style="width: 200px;" | [[Compilation and Installation]] || style="width: 200px;" | [[Internals]] || style="width: 200px;" | [[Mailing Lists]]
|-
| [[libcrypto API]] || [[libssl API]] || [[Examples]] || [[Documentation Index|Index of all API functions]]
|-
| [[License]] || [[Command Line Utilities]] || [[Related Links]] || [[Binaries]]
|-
| [[SSL and TLS Protocols]] || [[1.1 API Changes]] || [[FIPS modules]] || [[TLS1.3]]
|}

The previous table's code used image files to manipulate the alignment, and I think it makes adding or removing links a lot harder than it needs to be.

  <TABLE border=0>
     <TR>
        <TD>[[OpenSSL Overview]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Image:HTAB.png]][[Image:HTAB.png]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Compilation and Installation]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Image:HTAB.png]][[Image:HTAB.png]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Internals]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Image:HTAB.png]][[Image:HTAB.png]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Mailing Lists]] </TD>
      </TR>
      <TR>
        <TD>[[libcrypto API]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Image:HTAB.png]][[Image:HTAB.png]]</TD>
        <TD>[[libssl API]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Image:HTAB.png]][[Image:HTAB.png]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Examples]] </TD>
        <TD>[[Image:HTAB.png]][[Image:HTAB.png]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Documentation Index|Index of all API functions]]</TD>
      </TR>
      <TR>
        <TD>[[License]] </TD>
        <TD>[[Image:HTAB.png]][[Image:HTAB.png]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Command Line Utilities]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Image:HTAB.png]][[Image:HTAB.png]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Related Links]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Image:HTAB.png]][[Image:HTAB.png]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Binaries]]</TD>
      </TR>
      <TR>
        <TD>[[SSL and TLS Protocols]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Image:HTAB.png]][[Image:HTAB.png]]</TD>
        <TD>[[1.1 API Changes]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Image:HTAB.png]][[Image:HTAB.png]]</TD>
        <TD>[[FIPS modules]]</TD>
        <TD>[[Image:HTAB.png]][[Image:HTAB.png]]</TD>
        <TD>[[TLS1.3]]</TD>
      </TR>
  </TABLE>

Let me know what you think; I appreciate any and all feedback.

-- Jflopezfernandez (talk) 19:52, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

Wow - yeah. That looks great to me.

--Matt (talk) 22:33, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

Do you think it's okay to make the change? There haven't been any objections,

but I'm not sure what the procedure is for making changes like this. I think

it's substantial enough to merit some kind of review process since it's the

main page, but like I said, I don't really know.

-- Jflopezfernandez (talk) 18:03, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

No - just do it. You've discussed it here. I think its a good idea, and no one else objects- so go for it.

--Matt (talk) 08:00, 27 August 2019 (UTC)