Commit d4e573f3 authored by Richard Levitte's avatar Richard Levitte
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Add a FAQ on how to check the authenticity of the openSSL distribution.

PR: 292
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@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ OpenSSL - Frequently Asked Questions
* Where can I get a compiled version of OpenSSL?
* Why aren't tools like 'autoconf' and 'libtool' used?
* What is an 'engine' version?
* How do I check the authenticity of the OpenSSL distribution?

[LEGAL] Legal questions

@@ -136,6 +137,19 @@ hardware. This was realized in a special release '0.9.6-engine'. With
version 0.9.7 (not yet released) the changes were merged into the main
development line, so that the special release is no longer necessary.

* How do I check the authenticity of the OpenSSL distribution?

We provide MD5 digests and ASC signatures of each tarball.
Use MD5 to check that a tarball from a mirror site is identical:

   md5sum TARBALL | awk '{print $1;}' | cmp - TARBALL.md5

You can check authenticity using pgp or gpg. You need the OpenSSL team
member public key used to sign it (download it from a key server). Then
just do:

   pgp TARBALL.asc

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* Do I need patent licenses to use OpenSSL?