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diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_introduction.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_introduction.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d3e39dbb01 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_introduction.xml @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd"> + +<chapter> + <header> + <copyright> + <year>2015</year> + <year>2015</year> + <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder> + </copyright> + <legalnotice> + Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + You may obtain a copy of the License at + + http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + + Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + limitations under the License. + + The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB. + </legalnotice> + + <title>Introduction</title> + <prepared>OTP team</prepared> + <docno></docno> + <date>2015-03-05</date> + <rev>A</rev> + <file>ssl_introduction.xml</file> + </header> + + <section> + <title>Purpose</title> + <p>Transport Layer Security (TLS) and its predecessor, the Secure + Sockets Layer (SSL), are cryptographic protocols designed to + provide communications security over a computer network. The protocols use + use X.509 certificates and hence public key (asymmetric) cryptography to + authenticate the counterpart with whom they communicate, + and to exchange a symmetric key for payload encryption. The protocol provides + data/message confidentiality (encryption), integrity (through message authentication code checks) + and host verification (through certificate path validation).</p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Prerequisites</title> + <p>It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the Erlang + programming language, the concepts of OTP, and has a basic + understanding of SSL/TLS.</p> + </section> + +</chapter> |