If you go to http://oem.netscape.com/eng/ssl3 you will find the answers to your questions. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kalpesh U. Patel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 5:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Certificate encryption question > > > > > hi, > > I am trying to understand how the SSL encryption works, I > hope someone can help > me. > > During the handshake, the public key is exchanged and it is > one of items used to > create a master secret key. Is the master secret key used > for encrypting the > messages send back and forth by the client and the server > after the handshake? > If not then how are the messages encrypted once the handshake > is performed. > > I hope someone can provide in sight... > thanks > kal > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
