OpenSSL
- Security
- 18 April 2015 at 16:35 UTC
- Package name : openssl
- Publisher : Debian OpenSSL Team
- Documentation : See the official documentation of OpenSSL
- Categorie : Security
- OS : Linux
- License : Free
This package contains the openssl binary and related tools.
It is part of the OpenSSL implementation of SSL.
You need it to perform certain cryptographic actions like :
- Creation of RSA, DH and DSA key parameters
- Creation of X.509 certificates, CSRs and CRLs
- Calculation of message digests
- Encryption and decryption with ciphers
- SSL/TLS client and server tests
- Handling of S/MIME signed or encrypted mail
Note: if you are looking for the Windows version of OpenSSL, go to the SourceForge website.
