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diff --git a/doc/apps.doc b/doc/apps.doc deleted file mode 100644 index a2a4e0de72..0000000000 --- a/doc/apps.doc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -The applications - -Ok, where to begin.... -In the begining, when SSLeay was small (April 1995), there -were but few applications, they did happily cohabit in -the one bin directory. Then over time, they did multiply and grow, -and they started to look like microsoft software; 500k to print 'hello world'. -A new approach was needed. They were coalessed into one 'Monolithic' -application, ssleay. This one program is composed of many programs that -can all be compiled independantly. - -ssleay has 3 modes of operation. -1) If the ssleay binaray has the name of one of its component programs, it -executes that program and then exits. This can be achieve by using hard or -symbolic links, or failing that, just renaming the binary. -2) If the first argument to ssleay is the name of one of the component -programs, that program runs that program and then exits. -3) If there are no arguments, ssleay enters a 'command' mode. Each line is -interpreted as a program name plus arguments. After each 'program' is run, -ssleay returns to the comand line. - -dgst - message digests -enc - encryption and base64 encoding - -ans1parse - 'pulls' appart ASN.1 encoded objects like certificates. - -dh - Diffle-Hellman parameter manipulation. -rsa - RSA manipulations. -crl - Certificate revokion list manipulations -x509 - X509 cert fiddles, including signing. -pkcs7 - pkcs7 manipulation, only DER versions right now. - -genrsa - generate an RSA private key. -gendh - Generate a set of Diffle-Hellman parameters. -req - Generate a PKCS#10 object, a certificate request. - -s_client - SSL client program -s_server - SSL server program -s_time - A SSL protocol timing program -s_mult - Another SSL server, but it multiplexes - connections. -s_filter - under development - -errstr - Convert SSLeay error numbers to strings. -ca - Sign certificate requests, and generate - certificate revokion lists -crl2pkcs7 - put a crl and certifcates into a pkcs7 object. -speed - Benchmark the ciphers. -verify - Check certificates -hashdir - under development - -[ there a now a few more options, play with the program to see what they - are ] |