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45 lines
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Apache 1.3 + mod_ssl 2.7 ``mod_ssl combines the flexibility of
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======================== Apache with the security of OpenSSL.''
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The Apache Interface to OpenSSL ``The best SSL solution for
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http://www.modssl.org/ Apache money can't buy.''
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This is Apache version 1.3 plus mod_ssl which provides strong cryptography
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via the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS
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v1) protocols by the help of the SSL/TLS implementation toolkit OpenSSL which
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is based on SSLeay from Eric A. Young and Tim J. Hudson. The mod_ssl package
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was created in April 1998 by Ralf S. Engelschall and was originally derived
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from software developed by Ben Laurie for use in the Apache-SSL HTTP server
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project.
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As a summary, here are its main SSL/TLS-related features:
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o Open-Source software (BSD-style license)
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o Useable for both commercial and non-commercial use
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o Available for both Unix and Win32 (Windows 95/98/NT) platforms
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o 128-bit strong cryptography world-wide
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o Support for SSLv2, SSLv3 and TLSv1 protocols
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o Support for both RSA and Diffie-Hellman ciphers
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o Clean reviewable ANSI C source code
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o Clean Apache module architecture
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o Integrates seamlessly into Apache through an Extended API (EAPI)
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o Full Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) support
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o Advanced pass-phrase handling for private keys
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o X.509 certificate based authentication for both client and server
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o X.509 certificate revocation list (CRL) support
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o Support for per-URL renegotiation of SSL handshake parameters
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o Support for explicit seeding of the PRNG from external sources
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o Additional boolean-expression based access control facility
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o Backward compatibility to other Apache SSL solutions
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o Inter-process SSL session cache (DBM and Shared Memory based)
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o Powerful dedicated SSL engine logging facility
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o Simple and robust application to Apache source trees
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o Fully integrated into the Apache 1.3 configuration mechanism
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o Additional integration into the Apache Autoconf-style Interface (APACI)
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o Assistance in X.509v3 certificate generation (both RSA and DSA)
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o Experimental support for external Crypto Devices (OpenSSL ENGINE)
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All documentation can be found on-line on the Web:
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o Apache: http://www.apache.org/
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o mod_ssl: http://www.modssl.org/
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o OpenSSL: http://www.openssl.org/
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