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OpenSSL tool

OpenSSL is a robust, commercial-grade, full-featured toolkit for the [[Transport Layer Security|TLS]] and [[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]] protocols^[600-developer__tools__security__000-MOC-security.md]. It is also a general-purpose cryptography library^[600-developer__tools__security__000-MOC-security.md].

As a command-line tool, it is widely used for the creation and management of [[RSA]] key pairs and the generation of [[certificate|certificates]]^[600-developer__tools__security__000-MOC-security.md]. It plays a critical role in setting up secure communications by generating the necessary keys and certificate chains required for encrypted connections^[600-developer__tools__security__000-MOC-security.md].

Common Use Cases

  • Generating Keys: Creating public/private key pairs (e.g., RSA).
  • Creating Certificates: Generating Self-signed certificates or Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs).
  • Manual Encryption/Decryption: Encrypting and decrypting files or data streams using various cryptographic algorithms.
  • [[Certificate]]
  • [[Certificate Authority]]
  • [[Public Key Infrastructure]]

Sources

^[600-developer__tools__security__000-MOC-security.md]