[axlepin]

Sorry to ask this..I know that OS X comes with a lot of cool things, like apache, etc., but I don't know whether I have the potential for SSL already on my G5, or if I need to download and install something.

Any tips on this?

thank you!

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[utidjian]

Originally posted by axlepin:
Sorry to ask this..I know that OS X comes with a lot of cool things, like apache, etc., but I don't know whether I have the potential for SSL already on my G5, or if I need to download and install something.

Any tips on this?

OpenSSL is a standard part of Mac OS X and has been for some time. I believe it comes with the BSD core (but I am not sure about that). In a terminal window type: man openssl or man -k ssl

[Millennium]

"The potential for SSL"? I'm not sure I understand.

What do you want to do with SSL? Do you want to set up an Apache server with HTTPS capability? Yes (OSX's Apache includes mod_ssl), though Apple doesn't provide certificates. Are you talking about SSH logins? Again, yes; in fact, Apple's remote login uses SSH instead of Telnet. Do you want to program apps which can use SSL in their communications? Yes; OpenSSL is part of OSX. Are you trying to tunnel other kinds of communication through SSL or SSH? OSX can act as one end of the tunnel, though the other end still needs to support this (of course, if you have OSX on both ends then you're covered).

What is it that you want to do with SSL? We'll be able to help you more if we know what you want to do.

[Mithras]

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