> PolarSSL was a personal choice for us, mostly due to its simplicity and > multi-platform support. The patch is written in such a way that generic > operations from most libraries should work, as long as a new backend is > written for them. > > Adriaan
Hi, This seems to be a step forward to https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/RoadMap#OpenVPN3.0:Designandimplementation and in my opinion is an interesting addition to openvpn code. Chantra > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Farkas Levente [mailto:lfar...@lfarkas.org] > > Sent: donderdag 2 december 2010 10:47 > > To: Adriaan de Jong > > Cc: openvpn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [Openvpn-devel] Documentation and alternative SSL backend > > patches > > > > On 12/02/2010 10:05 AM, Adriaan de Jong wrote: > > > Hi List, > > > > > > We've been working on OpenVPN in preparation for a security > > evaluation. This entailed documenting OpenVPN at a relatively high > > level, removing the dependencies on OpenSSL, and adding support for a > > simpler, easier to evaluate library (PolarSSL). > > > > > > This was done in a series of patches: > > > - Patch 1: Adds documentation to OpenVPN through Doxygen. > > > - Patch 2: Splits out OpenSSL-specific code, defining a clean > > "backend" interface for both the crypto and SSL modules. Splits the SSL > > module into channel setup and verification sub-modules. > > > - Patch 3: Adds a backend for PolarSSL. > > > > > > We'd love to release these patches to the community. Unfortunately, > > the patches are now based on 2.1.4, and need to be rebased to a newer > > version. Before we spend time on updating the patches to the current > > revision of OpenVPN, we'd like to know whether there is an interest in > > these patches from the community. > > > > most distro switch from openssl to nss. is there any reason you switch > > to polarssl in stead of nss? > > > > -- > > Levente "Si vis pacem para bellum!" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! > Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by > optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the > Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Openvpn-devel mailing list > Openvpn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-devel > -- http://www.debuntu.org
