OpenSSL A.00.09.08y.001, A.00.09.08y.002, and A.00.09.08y.003 Release Notes (5900-3078, March 2013)

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1 OpenSSL A.00.09.08y.001, A.00.09.08y.002, and A.00.09.08y.003..............4
Announcement.........................................................................................................................4
Vulnerabilities fixed in OpenSSL A.00.09.08y version....................................................................5
OpenSSL A.00.09.07m and A.00.09.08y features........................................................................5
Ciphers..............................................................................................................................6
Message digest...................................................................................................................6
Public key encryption............................................................................................................6
Certificates..........................................................................................................................7
Encoding............................................................................................................................7
FIPS...................................................................................................................................7
What is in OpenSSL A.00.09.08y..............................................................................................7
OpenSSL components...............................................................................................................8
OpenSSL libraries................................................................................................................8
The Openssl command-line tool...........................................................................................16
Strong random number generator for HP-UX 11i V1................................................................17
Automatically generated self-signed host certificate.................................................................17
Defects fixed in OpenSSL version A.00.09.07m..........................................................................17
Defects fixed in OpenSSL version A.00.09.08y...........................................................................17
Known problems.....................................................................................................................18
Compatibility information and installation requirements...............................................................18
System requirements...........................................................................................................18
Patch requirements.............................................................................................................18
Installing OpenSSL..................................................................................................................18
Using the Openssl command-line tool........................................................................................19
Options............................................................................................................................19
Using Openssl...................................................................................................................20
Creating an RSA key.....................................................................................................20
Creating a password-protected RSA key pair.....................................................................20
Viewing an RSA key pair................................................................................................20
Creating an RSA certificate request..................................................................................21
Creating a self-signed certificate.....................................................................................21
OpenSSL resources.................................................................................................................21
Getting the OpenSSL software.............................................................................................21
Learning about OpenSSL technology....................................................................................21
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)............................................................................................22
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