On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 04:19:59PM +0530, Shridhar Bhat wrote:
> Ron wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I would like to know what is the advantage of using openssl.
> >
> > Do openssl users still have to pay for services like verisign.
> >
> > I have looked on the opensll site but my English is not that good,
> > if someone can give me a simple explanation it would be very much
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks.
> Advantages of OpenSSL:
> - Its free. It is robust and used by millions of users.
> - It is the best implementation (IMO)
> of SSL (Secure Socket Layer) available today.
> - The support for any problems related to use and
> development with OpenSSL is excellent and completely
> free of cost.
> OpenSSL users do not have to pay anything to Verisign.
Don't have to, no. May want to. Do have to, if you want a
Verisign certificate, but that's not a requirement of OpenSSL. Some
businesses may be using Apache-SSL or mod-ssl for Apache and be using
OpenSSL and still want that (rather pricey) Verisign certificate so
people don't have their browsers poping up with dialog boxes asking
them to accept this server certificate. That's something that's
orthogonal to the question of what SSL protocol stack you are using.
> Visit verisign.com for more information about what Verisign
> is and what services it provides.
Sage advice...
Verisign is not providing the SSL protocol stack. That's what
OpenSSL does. You can also purchase a commercial stack from RSA or
others.
Verisign provides a certifying authority. You might be better
comparing Verisign to OpenCA than by comparing Verisign to OpenSSL.
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> Shridhar.
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