Network Security with OpenSSL by John Viega, Matt Messier, Pravir Chandra
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Book Summary Author: John Viega, Matt Messier, Pravir Chandra Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Format: Illustrated Published: 2002-06-15 ISBN: 059600270X Number of pages: 384 Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. |
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Book Reviews of the Network Security with OpenSSL
Customer Review: openssl programming cleanly explained
Summary: 5 Stars
The book starts with a general introduction of encryption in general, then SSL protocol in general. Then openssl command line interface is introduced with some easy to follow examples. Later openssl programming is explained in detail.
As the only free SSL programming library with source code available, openssl is notorious for its undocumented/underdocumented/misdocumented manuals. Starting a software project using openssl without prior experience is often a painful experience if you simply rely on the manuals coming with the source code. Given thousands of interfaces/data structures, it is an overwhelming job to understand openssl in depth. Your best bet is usually reading the sample source code that comes with package, but often it leaves lots of questions - what does this api do? Why use this one? Under what circumstances should I use this one? You may rely on openssl mailing list, but answer is not guaranteed and you have to do your own home work first.
So come this book finally. It explains (using many examples) most interfaces a typical openssl programmer would use in reality. It is a really easy to read from chapter to chapter since the authors apparently try to explain most api using a short and clear example.
I wish when the next version comes out, it can do:
1. fix typos. Yeah, it does contain some typos. Good proofreading is needed.
2. Include topics in openssl 0.9.7. Like CRL.
3. What's going on under hood. How openssl code is organized, how interface control of flow goes. This helps understand the openssl library and debugging as well.