GnuTLS is a project that aims to develop a library which provides a secure layer, over a reliable transport layer. Currently the GnuTLS library implements the proposed standards by the IETF's TLS working group.
Features
* Support for TLS 1.1, TLS 1.0 and SSL 3.0 protocols
o Since SSL 2.0 is insecure it is not supported.
o TLS 1.2 is supported but disabled by default.
* Support for TLS extensions: server name indication, max record size, opaque PRF input, etc.
* Support for authentication using the SRP protocol.
* Support for authentication using both X.509 certificates and OpenPGP keys.
* Support for TLS Pre-Shared-Keys (PSK) extension.
* Support for Inner Application (TLS/IA) extension.
* Support for X.509 and OpenPGP certificate handling.
* Support for X.509 Proxy Certificates (RFC 3820).
* Supports all the strong encryption algorithms (including SHA-256/384/512), including Camellia (RFC 4132).
* Supports compression.
* Runs on most Unix platforms and Windows.
* GPL compatible license.
Converted from Slackware
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