OpenSSL and Other SSL/TLS Libraries
Currently, there are several libraries available to developers who want to add support for cryptography or SSL/TLS features to their applications. This chapter will help you compare different libraries and learn about the strengths of OpenSSL. You will also learn a bit about OpenSSL’s history and what’s new in OpenSSL 3.0.
In this chapter, we are going to cover the following topics:
- What is OpenSSL?
- The history of OpenSSL
- What’s new in OpenSSL 3.0?
- Comparing OpenSSL with GnuTLS
- Comparing OpenSSL with NSS
- Comparing OpenSSL with Botan
- Comparing OpenSSL with lightweight TLS libraries
- Comparing OpenSSL with LibreSSL
- Comparing OpenSSL with BoringSSL