From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jun 28 3: 4:56 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA41237B409 for ; Fri, 28 Jun 2002 03:04:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from xhuman.net (xhuman.net [213.206.79.91]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1CDE843E06 for ; Fri, 28 Jun 2002 03:04:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ric0@xhuman.net) Received: from xhuman.net (ric0@xhuman.net [213.206.79.91]) by xhuman.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g5S9l1S49569; Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:47:01 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ric0@xhuman.net) Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:47:01 +0200 (CEST) From: Enriko Groen To: Peter Leftwich Cc: FreeBSD Questions LIST Subject: Re: openssh vs openssl In-Reply-To: <20020628025106.H433-100000@66-75-1-142.san.rr.com> Message-ID: <20020628114334.G48531-100000@xhuman.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Jun 28, Peter Leftwich wrote: PL> Can anyone explain the relative differences between *openssh* (a suite, PL> right?) and *openssl* (something to allow a browser such as w3m or lynx, to PL> safely use https:// web addresses) please? the acronyms say it all: SSH = Secure SHell SSL = Secure Socket Layer So SSH is a secure way of making remote shell connections. A client/server suite. SSL is a protocol to realize secure connections. That connection could be any TCP/IP connection. Correct me if I'm wrong... -- [ ric0@xhuman.net ] - [ http://www.xhuman.net ] The only way to find the limits of the possible is by going beyond them to the impossible. - Arthur C. Clarke's 2nd Law To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message