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Add short overview, move header files section further down.

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Ulf Möller 2000-10-18 23:08:55 +00:00
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@ -7,12 +7,75 @@ SSL - OpenSSL SSL/TLS library
=head1 SYNOPSIS
=head1 DESCRIPTION
=head1 OVERVIEW
The OpenSSL B<ssl> library implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and
Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) protocols. It provides a rich API which is
documented here.
At first the library must be initialized; see
L<SSL_library_init(3)|SSL_library_init(3)>.
Then an B<SSL_CTX> object is created as a framework to establish
TLS/SSL enabled connections (see L<SSL_CTX_new(3)|SSL_CTX_new(3)>).
Various options regarding certificates, algorithms etc. can be set
in this object.
When a network connection has been created, it can be assigned to an
B<SSL> object. After the B<SSL> object has been created using
L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)>, L<SSL_set_fd(3)|SSL_set_fd(3)> or
L<SSL_set_bio(3)|SSL_set_bio(3)> can be used to associate the network
connection with the object.
Then the TLS/SSL handshake is performed using
L<SSL_accept(3)|SSL_accept(3)> or L<SSL_connect(3)|SSL_connect(3)>
respectively.
L<SSL_read(3)|SSL_read(3)> and L<SSL_write(3)|SSL_write(3)> are used
to read and write data on the TLS/SSL connection.
L<SSL_shutdown(3)|SSL_shutdown(3)> can be used to shut down the
TLS/SSL connection.
=head1 DATA STRUCTURES
Currently the OpenSSL B<ssl> library functions deals with the following data
structures:
=over 4
=item B<SSL_METHOD> (SSL Method)
That's a dispatch structure describing the internal B<ssl> library
methods/functions which implement the various protocol versions (SSLv1, SSLv2
and TLSv1). It's needed to create an B<SSL_CTX>.
=item B<SSL_CIPHER> (SSL Cipher)
This structure holds the algorithm information for a particular cipher which
are a core part of the SSL/TLS protocol. The available ciphers are configured
on a B<SSL_CTX> basis and the actually used ones are then part of the
B<SSL_SESSION>.
=item B<SSL_CTX> (SSL Context)
That's the global context structure which is created by a server or client
once per program life-time and which holds mainly default values for the
B<SSL> structures which are later created for the connections.
=item B<SSL_SESSION> (SSL Session)
This is a structure containing the current TLS/SSL session details for a
connection: B<SSL_CIPHER>s, client and server certificates, keys, etc.
=item B<SSL> (SSL Connection)
That's the main SSL/TLS structure which is created by a server or client per
established connection. This actually is the core structure in the SSL API.
Under run-time the application usually deals with this structure which has
links to mostly all other structures.
=back
=head1 HEADER FILES
Currently the OpenSSL B<ssl> library provides the following C header files
@ -55,46 +118,6 @@ it's already included by ssl.h>.
=back
=head1 DATA STRUCTURES
Currently the OpenSSL B<ssl> library functions deals with the following data
structures:
=over 4
=item B<SSL_METHOD> (SSL Method)
That's a dispatch structure describing the internal B<ssl> library
methods/functions which implement the various protocol versions (SSLv1, SSLv2
and TLSv1). It's needed to create an B<SSL_CTX>.
=item B<SSL_CIPHER> (SSL Cipher)
This structure holds the algorithm information for a particular cipher which
are a core part of the SSL/TLS protocol. The available ciphers are configured
on a B<SSL_CTX> basis and the actually used ones are then part of the
B<SSL_SESSION>.
=item B<SSL_CTX> (SSL Context)
That's the global context structure which is created by a server or client
once per program life-time and which holds mainly default values for the
B<SSL> structures which are later created for the connections.
=item B<SSL_SESSION> (SSL Session)
This is a structure containing the current TLS/SSL session details for a
connection: B<SSL_CIPHER>s, client and server certificates, keys, etc.
=item B<SSL> (SSL Connection)
That's the main SSL/TLS structure which is created by a server or client per
established connection. This actually is the core structure in the SSL API.
Under run-time the application usually deals with this structure which has
links to mostly all other structures.
=back
=head1 API FUNCTIONS
Currently the OpenSSL B<ssl> library exports 214 API functions.