===== Overview =====

[[http://www.openssl.org/|OpenSSL]] is an open source library that implements SSL, TLS, and many other cryptographic operations.

===== Case Studies =====
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===== Gotchas =====
  * If you are planning on supporting a large number of encrypted connections on a single server, be sure to evaluate OpenSSL's memory usage.  It will use a minimum of 34K per connection (2x the max size of an encrypted frame), and possibly more.  

===== Tips & Tricks =====
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===== Alternatives =====
  * [[GnuTLS]]

===== Other Resources ==== 
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