OpenSSL

Pointers

• SSL
• ApacheSSL

telnet to secure port

openssl s_client -connect hostname:port -debug -state
    - equivalent of telnet to 443
    - reconnect <times> = test reconnect

Creating certs

• master certificate authority cert/private-key pair
  • openssl req -nodes -new -x509 -keyout my-ca.key -out my-ca.crt -days 3650
• certificate/private-key pairs
  • openssl req -nodes -new -keyout office.key -out office.csr
  • openssl ca -out office.crt -in office.csr
• manage keys with keytool

benchmark

- openssl speed

• provides simple cpu benchmark