Ian Grigg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ian Grigg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Instead, I have a > > different question: Where can I learn about SSL? > > Most people seem to think the RFC is unreadable, > so ... > > > As in, could someone reccommend a good book, or online tutorial, or > > something, somewhere, that explains it all from pretty much first > > principles, and leaves you knowing enough at the end to be able to make > > sensible use of OpenSSL and similar? I don't want a "For Dummies" type book > > - as I said, I'm reasonably competent - but I would really like access to a > > helpful tutorial. I want to learn. So what's the best thing to go for? > > I am reading Eric Rescorla's book at the moment, > and if you are serious about SSL, it is worth the > price to get the coverage. It's well written, > and relatively easy to read for a technical book. > > It costs a steep $50. It's not a "For Dummies." > You have to be comfortable with all sorts of things > already. Thanks for the kind words. Actually, the price should be $40 US. That's the price at Amazon. > It's giving me the intellectual capital to attack > the engineering failures therein and surrounding > the deployment of same. Maybe Eric will offer me > $100 for my annotated copy just to shut me the > f**k up ;-) I've so far discovered .... No payoffs, but I'd love to know what you've discovered :) -Ekr -- [Eric Rescorla [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rtfm.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]