You don't "use OpenSSL" on a home LAN, you use applications or OS layers that might use OpenSSL in their implementation. In general OpenSSL is a toolkit that provides cryptography and SSL/TLS implementations.
I think you have to be more specific about what you mean by phrases like "connect Windows with Linux". Do you mean file sharing? Remote desktop? Backup solutions? Remote command prompts? Each usage will use some sort of enabling technology that you would have to research to determine its security, and many of these solutions might just as well already be using OpenSSL. .................................... Erik Tkal Juniper OAC/UAC/Pulse Development From: owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org [mailto:owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org] On Behalf Of John A. Wallace Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:36 PM To: openssl-users@openssl.org Subject: openssl on a home LAN I am trying to figure out whether there is any point in using openssl on a home LAN between two computers. Would that improve on security in any way? Would I be limited in the types of OS connections? I mean, could I connect Windows with Linux? Also, if I want to make such a connection between two OS running in virtual machines, could that be done too? Thanks.
