Network Security with OpenSSL

Network Security with OpenSSL Cryptography for Secure Communications By John Viega, Matt Messier, Pravir Chandra
June 2002
Pages: 384

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Chapter 1 Introduction
1. Cryptography for the Rest of Us
2. Overview of SSL
3. Problems with SSL
4. What SSL Doesn't Do Well
5. OpenSSL Basics
6. Securing Third-Party Software
Chapter 2 Command-Line Interface
1. The Basics
2. Message Digest Algorithms
3. Symmetric Ciphers
4. Public Key Cryptography
5. S/MIME
6. Passwords and Passphrases
7. Seeding the Pseudorandom Number Generator
Chapter 3 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
1. Certificates
2. Obtaining a Certificate
3. Setting Up a Certification Authority
Chapter 4 Support Infrastructure
1. Multithread Support
2. Internal Error Handling
3. Abstract Input/Output
4. Random Number Generation
5. Arbitrary Precision Math
6. Using Engines
Chapter 5 SSL/TLS Programming
1. Programming with SSL
2. Advanced Programming with SSL
Chapter 6 Symmetric Cryptography
1. Concepts in Symmetric Cryptography
2. Encrypting with the EVP API
3. General Recommendations
Chapter 7 Hashes and MACs
1. Overview of Hashes and MACs
2. Hashing with the EVP API
3. Using MACs
4. Secure HTTP Cookies
Chapter 8 Public Key Algorithms
1. When to Use Public Key Cryptography
2. Diffie-Hellman
3. Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA)
4. RSA
5. The EVP Public Key Interface
6. Encoding and Decoding Objects
Chapter 9 OpenSSL in Other Languages
1. Net::SSLeay for Perl
2. M2Crypto for Python
3. OpenSSL Support in PHP
Chapter 10 Advanced Programming Topics
1. Object Stacks
2. Configuration Files
3. X.509
4. PKCS#7 and S/MIME
5. PKCS#12

Appendix A Command-Line Reference
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Cryptography for the Rest of Us

Overview of SSL

Problems with SSL

What SSL Doesn't Do Well

OpenSSL Basics

Securing Third-Party Software

Chapter 2 Command-Line Interface

The Basics

Message Digest Algorithms

Symmetric Ciphers

Public Key Cryptography

S/MIME

Passwords and Passphrases

Seeding the Pseudorandom Number Generator

Chapter 3 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Certificates

Obtaining a Certificate

Setting Up a Certification Authority

Chapter 4 Support Infrastructure

Multithread Support

Internal Error Handling

Abstract Input/Output

Random Number Generation

Arbitrary Precision Math

Using Engines

Chapter 5 SSL/TLS Programming

Programming with SSL

Advanced Programming with SSL

Chapter 6 Symmetric Cryptography

Concepts in Symmetric Cryptography

Encrypting with the EVP API

General Recommendations

Chapter 7 Hashes and MACs

Overview of Hashes and MACs

Hashing with the EVP API

Using MACs

Secure HTTP Cookies

Chapter 8 Public Key Algorithms

When to Use Public Key Cryptography

Diffie-Hellman

Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA)

RSA

The EVP Public Key Interface

Encoding and Decoding Objects

Chapter 9 OpenSSL in Other Languages

Net::SSLeay for Perl

M2Crypto for Python

OpenSSL Support in PHP

Chapter 10 Advanced Programming Topics

Object Stacks

Configuration Files

X.509

PKCS#7 and S/MIME

PKCS#12

Appendix A Command-Line Reference

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