OpenSSL A.00.09.08n.010, A.00.09.08n.011, and A.00.09.08n.012 release notes (5900-0899), June 2010

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1 OpenSSL A.00.09.08n.010, A.00.09.08n.011, and A.00.09.08n.012...................7
Announcement.......................................................................................................................................7
What is in OpenSSL A.00.09.07m and A.00.09.08n.................................................................................8
Ciphers..............................................................................................................................................8
Message digest...................................................................................................................................9
Public key encryption........................................................................................................................9
Certificates.........................................................................................................................................9
Encoding............................................................................................................................................9
FIPS..................................................................................................................................................10
What is in OpenSSL A.00.09.08n...........................................................................................................10
OpenSSL components...........................................................................................................................10
OpenSSL libraries............................................................................................................................10
The openssl command-line tool......................................................................................................16
Strong Random Number Generator for HP-UX 11i v1...................................................................16
Automatically generated self-signed host certificate......................................................................17
Defects fixed in OpenSSL versions A.00.09.07m and A.00.09.08n........................................................17
Known problems...................................................................................................................................17
Compatibility information and installation requirements...................................................................17
System requirements.......................................................................................................................17
Patch requirements..........................................................................................................................18
Installing OpenSSL...............................................................................................................................18
Using the openssl command-line tool..................................................................................................19
Options............................................................................................................................................19
Using openssl...................................................................................................................................19
Creating an RSA key..................................................................................................................19
Creating a password-protected RSA key pair............................................................................20
Viewing an RSA key pair...........................................................................................................20
Creating an RSA certificate request...........................................................................................20
Creating a self-signed certificate................................................................................................20
OpenSSL resources...............................................................................................................................21
Getting the OpenSSL software........................................................................................................21
Learning about OpenSSL technology..............................................................................................21
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)....................................................................................................21
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