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Summary: THE best book out on the OpenSSL...
Review: If you're interested in doing real SSL -- buy this book. It is a one-stop-shop for everything you'll need to know about implementing OpenSSL. If you've tried to implement OpenSSL, and found yourself confused by the lack of documentation for such a powerful tool, your problem is solved. There's no other book that targets this tool quite like this. A book on OpenSSL is long overdue, finally one has arrived!
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Summary: THE best book out on the OpenSSL...
Review: If you're interested in doing real SSL -- buy this book. It is a one-stop-shop for everything you'll need to know about implementing OpenSSL. If you've tried to implement OpenSSL, and found yourself confused by the lack of documentation for such a powerful tool, your problem is solved. There's no other book that targets this tool quite like this. A book on OpenSSL is long overdue, finally one has arrived!
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Summary: The only SSL book you'll need..
Review: My title says it all. If you are a programmer who needs to use OpenSSL in a custom client/server application, then get this book. The code examples and corresponding text make perfect sense. The authors also go to great trouble to make sure you know the correct way in which to use the OpenSSL package. The book also covers using the openssl command-line utility. If you've ever pulled your hair out trying to understand how to use OpenSSL or have read the VERY incomplete documentation, then buy this book and have all your questions answered.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: OpenSSL is a terrific programming resource, but the online documentation on it
is hard to understand and index. This book brings most of it all together, and
provides enough examples to answer most of your questions.One thing that it lacks is tie-ins with Java; most of its examples are in Perl
and Python. I'm currently trying to see if certain ideas can be implemented in Java. A great book, and great read!
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Summary: openssl programming cleanly explained
Review: The book starts with a general introduction of encryption in general, then SSL protocol in general. Then openssl command line interface is introduced with some easy to follow examples. Later openssl programming is explained in detail.
As the only free SSL programming library with source code available, openssl is notorious for its undocumented/underdocumented/misdocumented manuals. Starting a software project using openssl without prior experience is often a painful experience if you simply rely on the manuals coming with the source code. Given thousands of interfaces/data structures, it is an overwhelming job to understand openssl in depth. Your best bet is usually reading the sample source code that comes with package, but often it leaves lots of questions - what does this api do? Why use this one? Under what circumstances should I use this one? You may rely on openssl mailing list, but answer is not guaranteed and you have to do your own home work first.
So come this book finally. It explains (using many examples) most interfaces a typical openssl programmer would use in reality. It is a really easy to read from chapter to chapter since the authors apparently try to explain most api using a short and clear example.
I wish when the next version comes out, it can do:
1. fix typos. Yeah, it does contain some typos. Good proofreading is needed.
2. Include topics in openssl 0.9.7. Like CRL.
3. What's going on under hood. How openssl code is organized, how interface control of flow goes. This helps understand the openssl library and debugging as well.
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