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List:       openssl-users
Subject:    RE: doing my own certificates
From:       Richard Levitte - VMS Whacker <levitte () stacken ! kth ! se>
Date:       1999-07-28 10:05:57
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geoff> I thought that SSLeay and OpenSSL are mutually exclusive, which
geoff> can't be used together.

Hmm, I've never actually tried to use them together, but at this
point, there is bound to be some incompatibilities, at least in the
header files :-).

You see, OpenSSL is the direct successor of SSLeay.  SSLeay stopped
being developped a year ago (or more).  OpenSSL is a project and team
that took the latest SSLeay source and simply continued working from
there.  So basically, trying to use OpenSSL together with the ancestor
SSLeay is a moot point at best...

geoff> So I can use the openssl inorder to compile the mod-ssl for apache?

The mod_ssl team can answer that, but I guess the answer will be a
resounding "yes".

geoff> I can then use SSLeay in order to create and sign certificates
geoff> for client authentication.

You can use OPenSSL for it.  You've possibly used the command "ssleay"
before.  It has been replaced with the command "openssl".

geoff> Is there anything that I should be aware of when mixing the two.

Yes.  Don't :-).

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