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developerWorks: Secure Programming with the OpenSSL API, Part 3: Providing a Secure Service

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 3, 2006

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“The first two parts of this series discuss creating client-side
applications using OpenSSL. Part 1 discusses creating a basic
secure client using OpenSSL, while Part 2 talks more in depth about
digital certificates. After a few e-mails and some positive
feedback from readers of these articles, it was clear that the next
logical discussion should be about servers.

“Servers provide a network and the Internet with access to
resources such as files and devices. At times it is necessary to
provide these services across a secure channel. OpenSSL lets you
write services using both secure and open channels…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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