Obtaining and Installing SSL Tools
SSL support is provided by mod_ssl, an Apache module. This module requires the OpenSSL library—an open-source implementation of the SSL/TLS protocols and a variety of other cryptographic algorithms. OpenSSL is based on the SSLeay library developed by Eric A. Young and Tim J. Hudson.
Due to the restrictions on the distribution of string cryptography and patented intellectual property worldwide, the installation of SSL-related tools varies in its ease from platform to platform. The following sections provide an overview for obtaining and installing SSL-related tools.
OpenSSL
All files and instructions necessary for installing OpenSSL can be found at http://www.openssl.org/. Users of Linux/Unix (and their variants) ...
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