"Rene G. Eberhard" wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Keogh
> > Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 7:21 PM
> > To: OpenSSL dev (E-mail)
> > Subject: OpenSSL and WTLS
> >
> >
> >
> > Has anyone looked at using the OpenSSL src as a baseline for a WTLS
> > implementation ?
> >
> > I'd be interested in any comments, opinions etc.
>
> WTLS and TLS are quite different. Beside new algorithms
> (ECDH, ECDSA, ..) you also have a different record layer and
> tonns of new protocol structures. You also must support
> datagram transport layers and the whole state machine looks
> more complex. These were only the most significant
> differences. There are others too.
>
> It's not a good idea to integrate the W into the current
> OpenSSL project.
Why not? OpenSSL is designed to allow exactly these kinds of variations.
Don't forget that despite its name, OpenSSL is really a general-purpose
crypto library.
Cheers,
Ben.
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