Glossary: Cryptography and PKI
openssl
Also written: OpenSSL, OpenSSL 3
The free command-line crypto toolkit (OpenSSL 3) used throughout the labs to make keys, sign files, issue certificates and test TLS.
Where the book teaches it
- Start here
- Chapter 3: Passwords: salting and key stretching
- Chapter 5: Asymmetric encryption
- Chapter 7: Digital signatures
- Chapter 8: Certificates and trust
- Chapter 9: Running a CA
- Chapter 10: TLS and end-to-end encryption
- Chapter 12: Cryptographic weaknesses and key management
- Chapter 13: Project: a private PKI for Kettle & Crane
- Chapter 14: What's next