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diff --git a/share/man/man8/ssl.8 b/share/man/man8/ssl.8 index 95d79c8a4e1..85777b50f8c 100644 --- a/share/man/man8/ssl.8 +++ b/share/man/man8/ssl.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ssl.8,v 1.54 2013/03/07 13:19:54 sthen Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssl.8,v 1.55 2013/03/14 04:03:47 lteo Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1999 Theo de Raadt, Bob Beck .\" All rights reserved. @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: March 7 2013 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: March 14 2013 $ .Dt SSL 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ the OpenSSL libssl and libcrypto libraries. This document is intended as an overview of what the libraries do, and what uses them. .Pp -The SSL libraries (libssl and libcrypto) implement the SSL version 2, -SSL version 3, and TLS version 1 protocols. -SSL version 2 and 3 are most commonly used by the HTTPS protocol for -encrypted web transactions, as can be done with +The SSL libraries (libssl and libcrypto) implement the SSL version 3 +and TLS version 1 protocols. +SSL and TLS are most commonly used by the HTTPS protocol for encrypted +web transactions, as can be done with .Xr httpd 8 . The libcrypto library is also used by various programs such as .Xr ssh 1 , @@ -284,5 +284,9 @@ libraries ship with the system. However, this entire debacle is worth remembering when choosing software and vendors. .Pp +Due to multiple flaws in the protocol, SSL version 2 was disabled in +.Ox 5.2 . +Users and programs should use SSL version 3 or TLS version 1 instead. +.Pp This document first appeared in .Ox 2.5 . |