Michael Sierchio wrote:
>
>
> Re: the dependence on RSAREF in OpenSSL -- this will continue to be a problem
> even after the patent expires. Of course, it's no longer available on their
> ftp site, and no one at RSA (including dimwitted corporate counsel) seems
> to know anything about it. Is any work being done on a replacement?
>
Why would a replacement be needed? My understanding, albeit not as a
lawyer and outside the US is that after patent expiry any implementation
can be used including OpenSSL's internal one which everyone outside the
US uses currently.
> Another question, regarding documentation for external linkage class functions
> included in OpenSSL -- is there any hope that there will be man pages for these,
> at least? An O'Reilly book? I don't want to duplicate someone else's efforts,
> but am happy to assist with this (my understanding of some of these functions
> is proceeding at a snail's pace, hence my desire for man pages).
>
There is some documentation which is still usable in doc/ssleay.txt for
some functions. You may well find that the odd extra parameter has been
added along the way though.
Assisting with documentation: be careful it doesn't count as "technical
assistance" :-(
Steve.
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