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diff --git a/doc/apps.doc b/doc/apps.doc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a2a4e0de72 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/apps.doc @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +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 ] |