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Revision as of 16:12, 1 April 2020
Motivation
As we know: The traffic on the internet is constantly monitored and there are a lot of bad guys out there who want to hack into your systems. Encrypting the information is thus a must. With openssl we have a general purpose tool that helps you with all tasks regarding SSL encryption.
Here you get a quick overview of how to handle certificate with openssl.
SSL Terminology
When you build a service that is protected with SSL there are 2 options:
- Only the server has a certificate and anyone can connect, yet the traffic is encrypted.
