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diff --git a/README.ENGINE b/README.ENGINE index 3d88ed152f..0d698b7446 100644 --- a/README.ENGINE +++ b/README.ENGINE @@ -13,11 +13,10 @@ o CryptoSwift o Compaq Atalla o nCipher CHIL + o Nuron A number of things are still needed and are being worked on: - o An openssl utility command to handle or at least check available - engines. o A better way of handling the methods that are handled by the engines. o Documentation! @@ -25,25 +24,6 @@ What already exists is fairly stable as far as it has been tested, but the test base has been a bit small most of the time. - Because of this experimental status and what's lacking, the ENGINE - component is not yet part of the default OpenSSL distribution. However, - we have made a separate kit for those who want to try this out, to be - found in the same places as the default OpenSSL distribution, but with - "-engine-" being part of the kit file name. For example, version 0.9.6 - is distributed in the following two files: - - openssl-0.9.6.tar.gz - openssl-engine-0.9.6.tar.gz - - NOTES - ===== - - openssl-engine-0.9.6.tar.gz does not depend on openssl-0.9.6.tar, you do - not need to download both. - - openssl-engine-0.9.6.tar.gz is usable even if you don't have an external - crypto device. The internal OpenSSL functions are contained in the - engine "openssl", and will be used by default. No external crypto device is chosen unless you say so. You have actively tell the openssl utility commands to use it through a new command line |