Hi Guys 'n' girls, I've been a member of the list, but not really reading (because WOW - it's technical!) but nonetheless want to get my head around not only the production of certificates, but also their implimentation on servers.
What my sole goal(s) [!] is, is to be able to: 1. Produce my own certificate (self-signed) 2. Present this (i.e. each one) to persons arriving at site(s) I publish, to enable them to realise it's 'me', that's talking to them. 3. Initiate/respond to initiation of 'secure' (SSL) sessions - i.e. give website users 'security' of knowing their interaction with websites I publish is encrypted - to SSL standard standards: in short a https connection. 4. To be able to store the information received from web-users encrypted on my server(s). I appreciate 4. may be outwith the bounds of this list, but what I really need - and I mean, really, really need <g> is someone to give me a link to a (free) resource out their on the web, that can give me enough insight to get to work producing the above. FWIW, I'm 'au fait' with SSL as a user (I understand what's being negotiated [I think!]. I am also the (legal/lawyer) author of a book about PGP; so you can take it as read that I understand the basics, and perhaps advanced understanding of public key cryptography. When it comes to openSSL etc, though, I'm completely lost: I need a beginners text that can *practically* get me up to speed on all the basics, conceptually, but more realistically, PRACTICALLY. Could someone on this list please recommend a text that will bring me up to speed on all of this, 'tout suite'. Many thanks in advance for any replies; bet your bottom dollar if you can help out on this question, the next one won't be so stupid!!! <ggg> PP ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]