LinuxQuestions.org
Support LQ: Use code LQCO20 and save 20% on CrossOver Office

Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.

You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have access to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!

Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.

Are you new to LinuxQuestions.org? Visit the following links:
Site Howto | Site FAQ | Sitemap | Register Now

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.

Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Reviews > Books > Other
User Name
Password

Search · Register · Submit New Review · Download your favorite Linux Distributions ·
 

Network Security with OpenSSL
Reviews Views Date of last review
1 6771 06-26-2005
spacer
Recommended By Average Price Average Rating
100% of reviewers $44.00 8.0
spacer


Description: Gives a brief background on the state of secure communications, SSL, TLS, Public Key Infrastructure and x.509 certificates. Presents a series of short practical examples on how to use OpenSSL to generate and validate x.509 certificates.

The majority of the book focuses on practical implementations of OpenSSL in C, Perl, Python and PHP environments.
Keywords: networking network security with openssl ftps sftp secure ftp tls ssl ssl3
Publisher: O\'Reilly Media Inc.
ISBN: 0-596-00270-X


Author
Post A Reply 
Old 06-26-2005, 10:28 AM   #1
michael@greg:~>
 
Registered: Mar 2005
Distribution: SuSE 9.2 Pro / Zenwalk 1.2 / Minislack 1.0.1
Posts: 12
Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid?: $44.00 | Rating: 8

Pros: Examples
Cons:



[Log in to get rid of this advertisement]
If you want to use OpenSSL to create a small Certificate Authority, "Network Security with OpenSSL" gives you what you need to do it. I successfully used this book to support a TLS/SSL3 Enabled FTP server.

I used chapters One (background), Two (basic commands) and Three (Public Key Infrastructure) to create my CA. Chapters Four through Ten explain how to use OpenSSL for programming.

"Network Security with OpenSSL" is not extremely thorough but by the same token it is not overwhelming to the novice.

I recommend this book if you want to create x.509 certificates for secure FTP or HTTPS. I cannot speak to the programming aspect of the book, but the knowledge that I gained on the creation of x.509 certificates and PKI justified the cost of the book to me.
 is offline    






Add LQ To Your Yahoo Add LQ To Your Google Add LQ To Your MSN Add LQ To Your Blog
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:37 AM.

Main Menu
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
RSS2  LQ Podcast
RSS2  LQ Radio
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration