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2016-07-26Update the example in proxy_certificates.txtRichard Levitte
Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>
2016-03-19Fixed a bunch of typos in the docsAlex Gaynor
Reviewed-by: Richard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org> Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>
2015-07-31Various doc fixes from GH pull requestsRich Salz
Thanks folks: 348 Benjamin Kaduk 317 Christian Brueffer 254 Erik Tews 253 Erik Tews 219 Carl Mehner 155 (ghost) 95 mancha 51 DominikNeubauer Reviewed-by: Dr. Stephen Henson <steve@openssl.org>
2014-12-22Improves certificates HOWTOAlok Menghrajani
* adds links to various related documents. * fixes a few typos. * rewords a few sentences. Reviewed-by: Richard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org> Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>
2014-12-22Small typoRichard Levitte
Reviewed-by: Stephen Henson <steve@openssl.org>
2014-11-28Correct some layout issues, convert all remaining tabs to appropriate ↵Richard Levitte
amounts of spaces. Reviewed-by: Matt Caswell <matt@openssl.org>
2014-11-28Improves the proxy certificates howto doc.Alok Menghrajani
The current documentation contains a bunch of spelling and grammar mistakes. I also found it hard to understand some paragraphs, so here is my attempt to improve its readability. Reviewed-by: Richard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org> Reviewed-by: Matt Caswell <matt@openssl.org>
2012-05-04Correct environment variable is OPENSSL_ALLOW_PROXY_CERTS.Richard Levitte
2005-04-15EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init is a void function + fix typoNils Larsch
PR: 1044 + 1045
2005-04-09Added restrictions on the use of proxy certificates, as they may poseRichard Levitte
a security threat on unexpecting applications. Document and test.
2005-03-14Added HOWTO about proxy certificates.Richard Levitte
2003-04-03Implement self-signing in 'openssl ca'. This makes it easier to haveRichard Levitte
the CA certificate part of the CA database, and combined with 'unique_subject=no', it should make operations like CA certificate roll-over easier.
2003-04-03It's recommended to use req rather than x509 to create self-signed certificatesRichard Levitte
2003-04-03Typo correctionRichard Levitte
2003-01-14Extend the HOWTO on creating certificates, and add a HOWTO in creating keys.Richard Levitte
PR: 422
2001-02-19Make all configuration macros available for application by makingRichard Levitte
sure they are available in opensslconf.h, by giving them names starting with "OPENSSL_" to avoid conflicts with other packages and by making sure e_os2.h will cover all platform-specific cases together with opensslconf.h. I've checked fairly well that nothing breaks with this (apart from external software that will adapt if they have used something like NO_KRB5), but I can't guarantee it completely, so a review of this change would be a good thing.
2000-12-01Write a first HOWTO on how to create certificates. This is currentlyRichard Levitte
a draft.