Openssl

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.