glfs/general/genlib/openssl/openssl-desc.xml

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

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<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>

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<sect3><title>openssl</title>

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

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<sect3><title>libcrypto</title>

<para>The <application>OpenSSL</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>OpenSSL</application> implementations of <acronym>SSL</acronym>, <acronym>TLS</acronym> and
<acronym>S/MIME</acronym>, and they have also been used to implement
<application>OpenSSH</application>, <application>OpenPGP</application>,
and other cryptographic standards.</para>

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<sect3><title>libssl</title>
 
<para>The <application>OpenSSL</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>
 
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