From b1a1b4e8dc1929d438964017cec71869e8e24337 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Thorsen Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 09:40:34 +0100 Subject: [ssl] Moved description details to man(6) page --- lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml | 36 ++++++------------------------------ lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-) (limited to 'lib/ssl/doc') diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml index 32c80b3f00..bf87644116 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl.xml @@ -31,37 +31,13 @@ ssl Interface Functions for Secure Socket Layer -

This module contains interface functions for the SSL.

+

+ This module contains interface functions for the SSL/TLS protocol. + For detailed information about the supported standards see + ssl(6). +

- -
- SSL - - - For application dependencies see ssl(6) - Supported SSL/TLS-versions are SSL-3.0, TLS-1.0, - TLS-1.1, and TLS-1.2. - For security reasons SSL-2.0 is not supported. - For security reasons SSL-3.0 is no longer supported by default, - but can be configured. - Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman cipher suites are supported, - but not Diffie Hellman Certificates cipher suites. - Elliptic Curve cipher suites are supported if the Crypto - application supports it and named curves are used. - - Export cipher suites are not supported as the - U.S. lifted its export restrictions in early 2000. - IDEA cipher suites are not supported as they have - become deprecated by the latest TLS specification so it is not - motivated to implement them. - CRL validation is supported. - Policy certificate extensions are not supported. - 'Server Name Indication' extension client side - (RFC 6066, Section 3) is supported. - - -
- +
DATA TYPES

The following data types are used in the functions for SSL:

diff --git a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml index 1e3a1101ed..6c82e32a74 100644 --- a/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml +++ b/lib/ssl/doc/src/ssl_app.xml @@ -33,7 +33,33 @@ The ssl application provides secure communication over sockets. - + +

+ The ssl application is an implementation of the SSL/TLS protocol in Erlang. +

+ + Supported SSL/TLS-versions are SSL-3.0, TLS-1.0, + TLS-1.1, and TLS-1.2. + For security reasons SSL-2.0 is not supported. + For security reasons SSL-3.0 is no longer supported by default, + but can be configured. + Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman cipher suites are supported, + but not Diffie Hellman Certificates cipher suites. + Elliptic Curve cipher suites are supported if the Crypto + application supports it and named curves are used. + + Export cipher suites are not supported as the + U.S. lifted its export restrictions in early 2000. + IDEA cipher suites are not supported as they have + become deprecated by the latest TLS specification so it is not + motivated to implement them. + CRL validation is supported. + Policy certificate extensions are not supported. + 'Server Name Indication' extension client side + (RFC 6066, Section 3) is supported. + +
+
DEPENDENCIES

The SSL application uses the public_key and -- cgit v1.2.3