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Package: openssl (0.9.8g-15+lenny1)

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) binary and related cryptographic tools

This package contains the openssl binary and related tools.

It is part of the OpenSSL implementation of SSL.

You need it to perform certain cryptographic actions like: 

 -  Creation of RSA, DH and DSA key parameters;
 -  Creation of X.509 certificates, CSRs and CRLs;
 -  Calculation of message digests;
 -  Encryption and decryption with ciphers;
 -  SSL/TLS client and server tests;
 -  Handling of S/MIME signed or encrypted mail.

Tags: User Interface: Command Line, Network Protocol: SSL/TLS, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Security: Cryptography, File Integrity, Purpose: Checking

Other Packages Related to openssl

  • depends
  • recommends
  • suggests
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.7-1) [not alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.7-1) [alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb
  • dep: libssl0.9.8 (>= 0.9.8f-5)
    SSL shared libraries
  • dep: zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
    compression library - runtime

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Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 1,004.4 kB2384 kB [list of files]
amd64 1,018.4 kB2348 kB [list of files]
arm 1,004.2 kB2276 kB [list of files]
armel 1,006.5 kB2280 kB [list of files]
hppa 1,022.0 kB2340 kB [list of files]
i386 1,011.8 kB2340 kB [list of files]
ia64 1,065.6 kB2728 kB [list of files]
mips 988.6 kB2376 kB [list of files]
mipsel 987.9 kB2376 kB [list of files]
powerpc 1,010.6 kB2324 kB [list of files]
s390 1,014.9 kB2348 kB [list of files]
sparc 1,008.4 kB2340 kB [list of files]