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Package: openssl (0.9.8k-5)

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 (>= 2.3) [amd64, hppa, i386, mips, mipsel]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.4) [armel, powerpc, s390]
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.6) [sparc]
  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.3) [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
amd64 1,025.0 kB2352 kB [list of files]
armel 1,012.0 kB2288 kB [list of files]
hppa 1,029.6 kB2348 kB [list of files]
i386 1,017.9 kB2348 kB [list of files]
ia64 1,078.8 kB2744 kB [list of files]
mips 1,006.0 kB2388 kB [list of files]
mipsel 996.3 kB2384 kB [list of files]
powerpc 1,013.3 kB2324 kB [list of files]
s390 1,023.4 kB2356 kB [list of files]
sparc 1,016.8 kB2352 kB [list of files]