Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:47:01 +0200 (CEST) From: Enriko Groen <ric0@xhuman.net> To: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: openssh vs openssl Message-ID: <20020628114334.G48531-100000@xhuman.net> In-Reply-To: <20020628025106.H433-100000@66-75-1-142.san.rr.com>
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On Jun 28, Peter Leftwich wrote: PL> Can anyone explain the relative differences between *openssh* (a suite, PL> right?) and *openssl* (something to allow a browser such as w3m or lynx, to PL> safely use https:// web addresses) please? the acronyms say it all: SSH = Secure SHell SSL = Secure Socket Layer So SSH is a secure way of making remote shell connections. A client/server suite. SSL is a protocol to realize secure connections. That connection could be any TCP/IP connection. Correct me if I'm wrong... -- [ ric0@xhuman.net ] - [ http://www.xhuman.net ] The only way to find the limits of the possible is by going beyond them to the impossible. - Arthur C. Clarke's 2nd Law To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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