Alternative solutions to OpenSSL & 40 bit keys

A developer among our team has informed us that OpenSSL cannot generate 40 bit keys (48 bit is the bare minimum). Is this true? We need a good library for SSL communications under VC6. I haven't spent too much time with OpenSSL myself but from the looks of it, the documentation is poor. I don't

SSL_read() in non-blocking mode

I am using OpenSSL in non-blocking mode. It appears that a read operation always returns a value of <= 0. How can I determine the success of the read operation? cc any replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Angelo __ OpenSSL Project