Ok fair enough. I don't *think* it's possible to plug in some arbitrary other crypto, except through the Engine interface. But there are others on the list that actually know something about that, and I can claim only that I know how to spell the word engine.
Good luck. Dave +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Dave McLellan, VMAX Software Engineering, EMC Corporation, 176 South St. Mail Stop 176-V1 1/P-36, Hopkinton, MA 01749 Office: 508-249-1257, FAX: 508-497-8027, Mobile: 978-500-2546, dave.mclel...@emc.com +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -----Original Message----- From: owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org [mailto:owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org] On Behalf Of Thomson, Duncan Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 9:10 PM To: openssl-users@openssl.org Subject: RE: Interoperability question For reasons I can't go into, it is mandatory that we use Microsoft's "Cryptography Next Generation (CNG)" on Windows. (That's not a decision I have any control over.) If OpenSSL can use CNG for it's crypto functions, then that would probably work for us. Is that possible? Duncan >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org [mailto:owner-openssl- >us...@openssl.org] On Behalf Of mclellan, dave >Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 11:48 AM >To: openssl-users@openssl.org >Subject: RE: Interoperability question > >Is there a reason you don't want to use OpenSSL on windows? I'd say >that would be pretty interoperable -- or more appropriately: it would >make your source the same (roughly) for Windows and Linux. > >Humbly suggested... > >+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- >Dave McLellan, VMAX Software Engineering, EMC Corporation, 176 South St. >Mail Stop 176-V1 1/P-36, Hopkinton, MA 01749 >Office: 508-249-1257, Mobile: 978-500-2546, dave.mclel...@emc.com >+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org [mailto:owner-openssl- >us...@openssl.org] On Behalf Of Thomson, Duncan >Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 1:50 PM >To: openssl-users@openssl.org >Subject: Interoperability question > >Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I did a little searching and >looked at the FAQ, and didn't find an answer, so hope you all won't mind if I >post it here. > >I want to use TLS with an AES cypher to secure client/server >communications for my application. I will be building versions of my >app for both Windows and Linux. On Windows I might use the Schannel API which >in turn I believe will >use CNG for encryption. I want to choose the right libraries to use on Linux >for maximum interoperability. Would openssl be a good choice? > >Thanks in advance for any hints. > >Duncan >___________________________________________________________ >___________ >OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org >User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org >Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org > >___________________________________________________________ >___________ >OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org >User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org >Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
