Hello, With 0.9.7 beta 4 cipher list: openssl ciphers "HIGH:@STRENGTH" shows ADH-AES256-SHA as first one
Is ADH normal for HIGH ciphers and sorted by strength? Thanx for any input ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Levitte - VMS Whacker" Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 5:12 AM Subject: [ANNOUNCE] OpenSSL 0.9.7 beta 4 released > The fourth beta release of OpenSSL 0.9.7 is now available from the > OpenSSL FTP site <URL: ftp://ftp.openssl.org/source/>. This beta > contains numerous fixes (among others, security-related ones) since > beta 3, which explains the long time that has passed between the > two. > > This is NOT a final beta. Beta 5, which is planned to be the final > one, will be released in two weeks if everything works well. The > final release of OpenSSL 0.9.7 is scheduled for Tuesday 2002-12-10. > To make sure that it will work correctly, please test beta 4 > thoroughly, for example with your favorite piece of software, and > please report back to us! Also, please test on as many platforms as > you have available and you have time for, especially on less common > platforms. > > If you're interested in helping further, please join the > [EMAIL PROTECTED] list, where test requests on specific > development snapshots will be announced. > > Changes between 0.9.7 beta 3 and 0.9.7 beta 4 include: > > o Support for new platforms: Windows CE, Tandem OSS, A/UX, AIX 64-bit > o Extended support for some platforms: VxWorks > o Enhanced support for shared libraries. > o Support for pkg-config. > o Lots of new manuals. > o A few new engines added in the demos area. > > The full set of changes between 0.9.6{x} and 0.9.7 beta 4 include: > > o New library section OCSP. > o Complete rewrite of ASN1 code. > o CRL checking in verify code and openssl utility. > o Extension copying in 'ca' utility. > o Flexible display options in 'ca' utility. > o Provisional support for international characters with UTF8. > o Support for external crypto devices ('engine') is no longer > a separate distribution. > o New elliptic curve library section. > o New AES (Rijndael) library section. > o Support for new platforms: Windows CE, Tandem OSS, A/UX, AIX 64-bit > o Extended support for some platforms: VxWorks > o Enhanced support for shared libraries. > o Support for pkg-config. > o Lots of new manuals. > o Change DES API to clean up the namespace (some applications link also > against libdes providing similar functions having the same name). > Provide macros for backward compatibility (will be removed in the > future). > o Unify handling of cryptographic algorithms (software and engine) > to be available via EVP routines for asymmetric and symmetric ciphers. > o NCONF: new configuration handling routines. > o Change API to use more 'const' modifiers to improve error checking > and help optimizers. > o Finally remove references to RSAref. > o Reworked parts of the BIGNUM code. > o Support for new engines: Broadcom ubsec, Accelerated Encryption > Processing, IBM 4758. > o A few new engines added in the demos area. > o Extended and corrected OID (object identifier) table. > o PRNG: query at more locations for a random device, automatic query for > EGD style random sources at several locations. > o SSL/TLS: allow optional cipher choice according to server's preference. > o SSL/TLS: allow server to explicitly set new session ids. > o SSL/TLS: support Kerberos cipher suites (RFC2712). > o SSL/TLS: allow more precise control of renegotiations and sessions. > o SSL/TLS: add callback to retrieve SSL/TLS messages. > o SSL/TLS: support AES cipher suites (RFC3268). > > The distribution file name is: > > o openssl-0.9.7-beta4.tar.gz > MD5 checksum: 43cf89b428fbdd7873b5aae2680cd324 > > The checksum was calculated using the following commands: > > openssl md5 < openssl-0.9.7-beta4.tar.gz > > -- > Richard Levitte [EMAIL PROTECTED] > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org/~levitte/ > ______________________________________________________________________ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
