OpenSSL Release Notes (5900-1560, August 2011)

Contents
1 OpenSSL A.00.09.08q.001, A.00.09.08q.002, and A.00.09.08q.003.............4
Announcement.........................................................................................................................4
OpenSSL A.00.09.07m and A.00.09.08q features.......................................................................5
Ciphers..............................................................................................................................5
Message digest...................................................................................................................6
Public key encryption............................................................................................................6
Certificates..........................................................................................................................6
Encoding............................................................................................................................7
FIPS...................................................................................................................................7
What is in OpenSSL A.00.09.08q..............................................................................................7
OpenSSL components...............................................................................................................8
OpenSSL libraries................................................................................................................8
The Openssl command-line tool...........................................................................................15
Strong random number generator for HP-UX 11i V1................................................................15
Automatically generated self-signed host certificate.................................................................15
Defects fixed in OpenSSL version A.00.09.07m..........................................................................16
Defects fixed in OpenSSL version A.00.09.08q...........................................................................16
Known problems.....................................................................................................................16
Compatibility information and installation requirements...............................................................16
System requirements...........................................................................................................16
Patch requirements.............................................................................................................16
Installing OpenSSL..................................................................................................................17
Using the Openssl command-line tool........................................................................................17
Options............................................................................................................................17
Using Openssl...................................................................................................................18
Creating an RSA key.....................................................................................................18
Creating a password-protected RSA key pair.....................................................................18
Viewing an RSA key pair................................................................................................19
Creating an RSA certificate request..................................................................................19
Creating a self-signed certificate.....................................................................................19
OpenSSL resources.................................................................................................................19
Getting the OpenSSL software.............................................................................................19
Learning about OpenSSL technology....................................................................................20
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)............................................................................................20
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