On Wed, Dec 20, 2000 at 12:55:18PM -0000, sinead obrien wrote:
> I am new to SSL and I am trying to use it so that I can specify the
> MAC algorithms and symmetric algorithms that it is to use. I have
> found the function SSL_set_cipher_list and I have found the cipher lists
> in ssl2.h, ssl3.h and tls1.h. My problem is the format of theses cipher
> lists don't make much sense to me. They seem to be a mixture of MAC
> algorithms and symmetric algorithms.
The SSL specifications (released by Netscape) and the TLS standard
(as finally published) specifiy a certain set of ciphers, which are
a combination of MAC and symmetric algorithm, the authentication type
(e.g. RSA or DSA) is also specified.
You can "invent" your own combinations and give it an identification by
modifying the OpenSSL source code, you will however experience that there
is no interoperability with other SSL/TLS software.
Best regards,
Lutz
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