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SSL Overview
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Prerequisites
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rsaref
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openssl
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mod_ssl
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Apache HTTP
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Prerequisites

o  Package:      Apache 
   Version:      1.3.x
   Description:  The Apache Group HTTP Server
   Reason:       The webserver base package on which all is based
   Homepage:     http://www.apache.org/
   Distribution: ftp://ftp.apache.org/apache/dist/
   Tarball:      apache_1.3.x.tar.gz
   Location:     SF, USA
   Author(s):    The Apache Group 
   Type:         MANDATORY

o  Package:      mod_ssl
   Version:      2.3.x
   Description:  The Apache Interface to OpenSSL
   Reason:       The interface module for Apache
   Homepage:     http://www.modssl.org/
   Distribution: ftp://ftp.modssl.org/source/
   Tarball:      mod_ssl-2.3.x-1.3.x.tar.gz
   Location:     Zurich, Switzerland, Europe
   Author(s):    Ralf S. Engelschall 
   Type:         MANDATORY

o  Package:      OpenSSL
   Version:      0.9.x
   Description:  The Open Source Toolkit for SSL/TLS
   Reason:       The library which implements SSL/TLS
   Homepage:     http://www.openssl.org/
   Distribution: ftp://ftp.openssl.org/source/
   Tarball:      openssl-0.9.x.tar.gz
   Location:     Zurich, Switzerland, Europe
   Author(s):    The OpenSSL Project 
   Type:         MANDATORY 

o  Package:      RSAref
   Version:      2.0
   Description:  RSA Reference Implementation
   Reason:       Deprecated RSA library for US citizens
   Homepage:     -
   Distribution: ftp://ftp.replay.com/pub/crypto/crypto/LIBS/rsa/
                 ftp://utopia.hacktic.nl/pub/replay/pub/crypto/LIBS/rsa/
                 Or ask http://ftpsearch.lycos.com/ for "rsaref20.tar.Z" !!
   Tarball:      rsaref20.tar.Z
   Location:     Netherlands (because no longer distributed by RSA DSI)
   Author(s):    RSA DSI
   Type:         OPTIONAL (only mandatory for US-citizens)

o  Package:      MM
   Version:      1.0.x
   Description:  Shared Memory Library
   Reason:       The portable library for shared memory in Apache/EAPI
   Homepage:     http://www.engelschall.com/sw/mm/
   Distribution: http://www.engelschall.com/sw/mm/
   Tarball:      mm-1.0.x.tar.gz
   Location:     Zurich, Switzerland, Europe
   Author(s):    Ralf S. Engelschall 
   Type:         OPTIONAL

o  Package:      GZip
   Version:      1.2.4
   Description:  The compression utility
   Reason:       To unpack the above tarballs
   Homepage:     http://www.gnu.org/
   Distribution: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/
   Tarball:      gzip-1.2.4.tar.Z
   Location:     USA
   Author(s):    Free Software Foundation (FSF)
   Type:         MANDATORY

o  Package:      Perl
   Version:      5.004 or 5.005
   Description:  The Practical Extraction and Reporting Language
   Reason:       To configure OpenSSL and for APXS tool in Apache
   Homepage:     http://www.perl.com/
   Distribution: http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/
   Tarball:      perl5.00x.tar.gz
   Location:     USA
   Author(s):    Larry Wall
   Type:         MANDATORY