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With OpenSsl You can:
 
With OpenSsl You can:
  
* Use openssl as a command line tool to create/handle certificates related files. [[Command_Line_Utilities openssl commands]]
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* Use openssl as a command line tool to create/handle certificates related files. [[Command_Line_Utilities|openssl commands]]
 
* Develop programs needing cryptographic functions, then use openssl library [[Libcrypto_API|libcrypto]].
 
* Develop programs needing cryptographic functions, then use openssl library [[Libcrypto_API|libcrypto]].
 
* Develop programs needing SSL/TLS communication, then use openssl library [[Libssl_API|libssl]].
 
* Develop programs needing SSL/TLS communication, then use openssl library [[Libssl_API|libssl]].
 
* Extend openssl to cover new cryptographic methods or new security protocols.
 
* Extend openssl to cover new cryptographic methods or new security protocols.
 
* Use openssl to test SSL/TLS protocols or use some not yet deployed in your environment ( openssl s_server, openssl s_client ).
 
* Use openssl to test SSL/TLS protocols or use some not yet deployed in your environment ( openssl s_server, openssl s_client ).

Revision as of 13:49, 23 March 2013

OpenSsl is used in many places but not always for same purpose and not always fully.

With OpenSsl You can:

  • Use openssl as a command line tool to create/handle certificates related files. openssl commands
  • Develop programs needing cryptographic functions, then use openssl library libcrypto.
  • Develop programs needing SSL/TLS communication, then use openssl library libssl.
  • Extend openssl to cover new cryptographic methods or new security protocols.
  • Use openssl to test SSL/TLS protocols or use some not yet deployed in your environment ( openssl s_server, openssl s_client ).