You Are Visitor: [Image] [Previous] [Next] [Table of Contents] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. General Information All about SSLeay - what it is, how to get it, related sources of information, how to subscribe to the mailing list, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.1 What is SSLeay? SSLeay is a freeware implementation of the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) developed by Netscape for secure communications. It was originally developed for Unix machines, but has since been ported to multiple platforms including OpenVMS. Currently SSLeay supports both SSLv2 (version2) and SSLv3 (version 3) methods of encryption and implements the following encryption algorithms: * DES * RSA * RC4 * IDEA * Blowfish SSLeay was coded from scratch by Eric Young using only the publicly available documentation of the various protocols. Currently, the majority of the work for the OpenVMS port of SSLeay is being tackled by Richard Levitte and Robert Alan Byer. Currently they have SSLeay v0.8.1b ported to OpenVMS and are working on porting SSLeay v0.9.0b to OpenVMS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.2 What is the current version of SSLeay? Currently the "offical" release of SSLeay is v0.9.0b. SSLeay v0.8.1b is the current working version for OpenVMS. SSLeay v0.9.0a for OpenVMS is still in "beta" testing but is available to the public. Use at your own risk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.3 Where can I get it? The "offical" SSLeay distribution source code site can be found at ftp://ftp.psy.uq. oz.au/pub/Crypto/SSL. The "offical" SSLeay distribution source code site for the OpenVMS port can be found at ftp://ftp.levitte.org/vms/ssleay-0_8_1a-rl-19990219.tar-gz. The "just released, still testing" version of SSLeay for OpenVMS is v0.9.0a and can be found at ftp://ftp.levitte.org/vms/ssleay-0_9_0a-rl-19990220.tar-gz. and is a "try at your own risk" setup. There is also a "patch" file that you will need to get and apply to the above that can be also found at ftp://ftp.levitte.org/vms/ssleay-0_9_0a-rl-p19990221-1.tar. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.4 Where can I go for further information? There are a number of sources for information on SSLeay and SSLeay for OpenVMS. The SSLeay FAQ is a good starting point on general information on the base SSLeay package. Richard Levitte has a WEB page dealing with SSLeay on OpenVMS. It can be found at http://www.free.lp.se/ssleay/. Dean Batten has put together a WEB page, SSL for OSU server installation notes that has some good tips on intergrating SSLeay into the OSU HTTPD server. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.5 How do I subscribe to the SSLeay Mailing Lists? Join the ssl-users@lists. cryptsoft.com mailing list for updates and news on the base SSLeay distribution kit. Send e-mail to ssl- users-requests@lists.cryptsoft.com for instructions for using the majordomo varient that manages the list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.6 How do I submit patches or bug reports? If you detect a bug in the compile/link scripts, or make any improvements or have any comments, send an e-mail to Robert Alan Byer. If you detect a bug or a problem that you think is related to the base SSLeay code, send an e-mail to Eric Young. If you detect a bug or make any improvements to the OpenVMS specific code or have any comments, send an e-mail to Richard Levitte. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Previous] [Next] [Table of Contents]