RE: Problem with SSL and Apache

1999-04-28 Thread Ian Pollard
I tested a non-forking minimal test server (no verify client certs, but server supplies cert on request, encrypted session) with many consecutive secure client sessions using OpenSSL-0.9.2b on Solaris 2.6 through Rational Purify and it came through with NO memory leaks or other nasty errors. This

ssl handshake failure (was Re: 386 problems)

1999-04-28 Thread Philip
Ulf, I removed the cpp file and everything finally compiled without errors. Thanks for your continued assistance on this! Unfortunately, I'm still not able to connect and am still at a loss as to why. When I run s_client I receive the following: CONNECTED(0003) 31019:error:140790E3:SSL ro

Re: Stunnel 3.2

1999-04-28 Thread Bodo Moeller
"Michal Trojnara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Stunnel 3.2 has been released. > News: [...] > Added full duplex with non-blocking sockets. I think your program will likely get stuck when the peer starts a renegotiation, as you don't obey SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE and SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ. But when tryin

Re: Error during make test/Can't create RSA private key

1999-04-28 Thread Jon Hickmott
Ulf Möller wrote: > > > I have been trying to compile openssl-0.9.2b on solaris 2.6. I > > used './Configure solaris-usparc-sc4 no-asm' to configure the > > product and it compiled fine. When I do 'make test' I get the > > error: > > > > ./rsa_oaep_test > > Decryption failed! > > I

Re: Proposal -- better patent FAQ/patent-specific mailing list

1999-04-28 Thread Dr Stephen Henson
Dave Neuer wrote: > > 3) SSL and how: > a) there are cyphersuites which don't use RSA, but they are not > browser-supported and you can't get a cert from a recognized CA for them > (right?) > Thawte will issue DSA (DSS) certificates and chains. This means the certificates and the chains can

Re: Proposal -- better patent FAQ/patent-specific mailing list

1999-04-28 Thread Mat Butler
On Wed, 28 Apr 1999, Dave Neuer wrote: > Subject: Proposal -- better patent FAQ/patent-specific mailing list > > With the amount of traffic on this list lately regarding patent issues, and > the amount of confusion regarding said issues, it seems like it might be a > good idea to set up a mail

Re: Problem with SSL and Apache

1999-04-28 Thread Bodo Moeller
On Wed, Apr 28, 1999 at 09:28:18AM -0700, Mike Davis wrote: > I'm using curl 5.6.2beta [...] with OpenSSL 0.9.2b, to access an > Apache server (Stronghold/2.4.1 Apache/1.3.3) on Solaris 2.6. After > I've made a thousand or so requests via SSL, the Apache httpsd > daemons start crashing with a se

Re: Can I change crypto module?

1999-04-28 Thread Ulf Möller
>Dose OpenSSL allow such change? If dose, what're the key steps and >things need to be watched out? Removing ciphers is easy. For example if you want to use OpenSSL without RC5 (which requires a patent license in many countries), run "./config no-rc5; rm -Rf crypto/rc5" and make sure that "no-rc

Re: RSA licensing for OpenSSL usage?

1999-04-28 Thread John Fulmer
On Wed, 28 Apr 1999, Eric Norman wrote: > > > > The relevant patent is the one on the RSA cryptography algorithm. > > It expires in September 2000. It is in the US only. Outside the US, > > the algorithm is not patented. > > Just make sure you understand what you can and cannot do in a few >

Re: RSA licensing for OpenSSL usage?

1999-04-28 Thread Anonymous
Paul Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My understanding is: > > 1) RSAREF is only licensed to be used for non-commercial purposes. > Setting up a web retail site with it, for example, is not permitted. The license was posted here a few weeks ago. It does allow some commercial use. My read (IA

Proposal -- better patent FAQ/patent-specific mailing list

1999-04-28 Thread Dave Neuer
With the amount of traffic on this list lately regarding patent issues, and the amount of confusion regarding said issues, it seems like it might be a good idea to set up a mailing list specifically for these questions. In the auto-responder for the list, it could send a FAQ with more detailed in

Re: While there is a discussion on RSA

1999-04-28 Thread Dave Neuer
-Original Message- From: Leland V. Lammert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 3:08 PM Subject: Re: While there is a discussion on RSA >At 10:24 AM 4/28/99 -0400, Dave Neuer wrote: >> >>All b

RE: Server cert password protection

1999-04-28 Thread Paul Rubin
> If you need a lot of hits/sec (a smart card can't handle > many) you can use a hardware accelerator like the Ncipher > (what I'm using) or Rainbow accelerators and now I'm lost again. Surely the certificate only needs to be loaded (and therefore the passp

RE: Server cert password protection

1999-04-28 Thread David Lang
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, Paul Rubin wrote: > > Very good question Wade - it was a topic of discussion in our > office yesterday. My problem with the server prompting a > password for cert files is that it impedes the automatic > system sta

Re: RSA licensing for OpenSSL usage?

1999-04-28 Thread Eric Norman
> The relevant patent is the one on the RSA cryptography algorithm. > It expires in September 2000. It is in the US only. Outside the US, > the algorithm is not patented. Just make sure you understand what you can and cannot do in a few months when the RSA patent expires. What you can do is w

PKCS#11

1999-04-28 Thread Vlasta Joskova
Hi all, Are there any plans to support PKCS#11 tokens in OpenSSL? Has someone done something in this field? Any practical experience? Regards, -- Vlasta Joskova <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICZ a.s. Zirovnicka 6/3133 106 00 Praha 10, Czech Republic Tel.: +420(2)7276 0326 Fax : +420(2)7276 0322 ___

Certificates renewal ...

1999-04-28 Thread madwolf
Hi all! I have a doubt and some questions... First the doubt: when I try to issue the new certificate for a certain DN before the old one has expired I get error saying that there is already a certificate for that DN... This can cause troubles to users -> There will be a period of time when the

Re: Server cert password protection

1999-04-28 Thread Roland Mechler
Ben Laurie wrote: > Boyce, Nick wrote: > > > > OK. I'm confused (;-). I thought I understood the > > load-the-certificate-at-Apache-startup issue, but then ... > > > > On 28th.April,1999 Paul Rubin wrote :- > > > > > If you need a lot of hits/sec (a smart card can't handle many) you can > > > u

Re: Server cert password protection

1999-04-28 Thread Erwann ABALEA
On Wed, 28 Apr 1999, Ben Laurie wrote: > > and now I'm lost again. Surely the certificate only needs to be loaded (and > > therefore the passphrase needs to be entered) *once* after Apache startup ? > > Are you saying it has to be loaded every time the server gets a hit from a > > browser !!???!?

RE: Server cert password protection

1999-04-28 Thread Salz, Rich
>as I can tell, this is the kind of gear that banks and brokerages are >using to protect data that, if compromised, could wreak havoc costing >not just millions, but potentially billions (10**9's) of dollars. (If >you know of something better, please tell me). I think I know what you mean, but yo

Re: Server cert password protection

1999-04-28 Thread Paul Rubin
> Netscape servers have PKCS11 support so you can store the key in a > secure token (i.e. smart card). I think it would be good if modssl > also supported something like this. mod_ssl already _DOES_ support this ;) All you've to write is a program for yo

Re: Server cert password protection

1999-04-28 Thread Paul Rubin
> Anyway, if you have really serious SSL security > requirements, this is the kind of stuff you have to use. > You can't do it with pure software. Hmm. So I end up with a slow computer which very few people have reviewed the design of, that I still have to

Re: While there is a discussion on RSA

1999-04-28 Thread Leland V. Lammert
At 10:24 AM 4/28/99 -0400, Dave Neuer wrote: > >All browser-supported SSL ciphersuites use RSA, AFAIK. To use SSL legally >in the US for commercial purposes, you must either license BSAFE from >RSADSI, or buy a commercial Apache+SSL (from C2Net, Covalent, or Red Hat). > Dave, Good question! I th

Re: SSLrshd

1999-04-28 Thread Joerg Kammerer
On Wed, Apr 28, 1999 at 10:31:00AM -0300, Walcir Fontanini-ADM- wrote: > Where can I get SSLrshd ? > > Thanks, > -walcit > > __ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > User Support Mailing List

Problem with SSL and Apache

1999-04-28 Thread Mike Davis
I sent this message to the curl mailing list, but thought I would also send it to the openSSL list, in case anyone has seen a problem like this. I'm using curl 5.6.2beta on both Solaris 2.6 and Linux systems, with OpenSSL 0.9.2b, to access an Apache server (Stronghold/2.4.1 Apache/1.3.3) on Solar

Re: Server cert password protection

1999-04-28 Thread Ben Laurie
Boyce, Nick wrote: > > OK. I'm confused (;-). I thought I understood the > load-the-certificate-at-Apache-startup issue, but then ... > > On 28th.April,1999 Paul Rubin wrote :- > > > If you need a lot of hits/sec (a smart card can't handle many) you can > > use a hardware accelerator like the N

Re: Netscape 4.5.1 and SMTP and such.

1999-04-28 Thread Lutz Jaenicke
On Wed, Apr 28, 1999 at 08:50:20AM -0500, John Fulmer wrote: > Now, the way I understand it, there are three options for SMTP under > netscape 4.51: > > 1) No encyption > 2) If available (EHLO STARTTLS negotiation) > 3) Always (SSL tunnel) > > (Information was from a newsgroup article by someone

Compile Problems on Linux/Alpha

1999-04-28 Thread Peter Keel
Hello Besides being not very nice to users wanting to compile shared libraries (gcc ${CFLAGS} -shared -Wl,-soname,libssl.so.0.9 -o libssl.so.0.9.2 $(LIBOBJ) or something similar will do it), I get unresolved symbols in bn_something.. This is Debian 2.2 on Alpha, Kernel 2.2.6, glibc 2.1. have

RE: Server cert password protection

1999-04-28 Thread Boyce, Nick
OK. I'm confused (;-). I thought I understood the load-the-certificate-at-Apache-startup issue, but then ... On 28th.April,1999 Paul Rubin wrote :- > If you need a lot of hits/sec (a smart card can't handle many) you can > use a hardware accelerator like the Ncipher (what I'm using) or > Rainbow

Re: While there is a discussion on RSA

1999-04-28 Thread Dave Neuer
-Original Message- From: David Hajoglou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 8:04 PM Subject: While there is a discussion on RSA > >I am following the INSTALL.SSL instructions with apache_1.3.6. These >instructions say that I shou

Netscape 4.5.1 and SMTP and such.

1999-04-28 Thread John Fulmer
Hello! Next question, slightly offtopic. I've been working with openssl and stunnel to get Netscape Communicator's SSl mail services to work. IMAP and POP3, of course, work fine. SMTP is a different story. Now, the way I understand it, there are three options for SMTP under netscape 4.51: 1)