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<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN"
"dtd/kdex.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
<!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE"> <!-- change language only here -->
]>
<article lang="&language;">
<articleinfo>
<authorgroup>
<author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author>
<othercredit role="translator"><firstname>Malcolm</firstname><surname>Hunter</surname><affiliation><address><email>[email protected]</email></address></affiliation><contrib>Conversion to British English</contrib></othercredit>
</authorgroup>
<date>2002-10-17</date>
<releaseinfo>3.1</releaseinfo>
<keywordset>
<keyword>KDE</keyword>
<keyword>KControl</keyword>
<keyword>crypto</keyword>
<keyword>SSL</keyword>
<keyword>encryption</keyword>
</keywordset>
</articleinfo>
<sect1 id="crypto">
<title>Encryption Configuration</title>
<sect2 id="crypto-intro">
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>Many applications within &kde; are capable of exchanging information using encrypted files and/or network transmissions.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="crypto-use">
<title>Use</title>
<warning><para>All encryption schemes are only as strong as their weakest link. In general, unless you have some previous training/knowledge, it is better to leave this module unchanged.</para></warning>
<para>The options within this module can be divided into two groups:</para>
<para>Two options along the bottom of the module, <guilabel>Warn on entering SSL Mode</guilabel> and <guilabel>Warn on leaving SSL mode</guilabel>, allow you to determine if &kde; should inform you when you enter or leave SSL encryption.</para>
<para>The remainder of the options are about determining which encryption methods to use, and which should not be used. Once you have selected the appropriate encryption protocols, simply click <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to commit your changes.</para>
<tip><para>Only make changes to this module if specific information about the strength or weakness of a particular encryption method is given to you from <emphasis>a reliable source</emphasis>.</para></tip>
</sect2>
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<sect2 id="ssl_tab">
<title>The <guilabel>SSL</guilabel> Tab</title>
<para>The first option is <guilabel>Enable TLS support if supported by the server</guilabel>. <acronym>TLS</acronym> is Transport Layer Security, and is the newest version of <acronym>SSL</acronym>. It integrates better than <acronym>SSL</acronym> with other protocols, and it has replaced <acronym>SSL</acronym> in protocols such as POP3 and <acronym>SMTP</acronym>.</para>
<para>Then next options are <guilabel>Enable SSL v2</guilabel> and <guilabel>Enable SSL v3</guilabel>. These are the second and third revision of the <acronym>SSL</acronym> protocol, and it is normal to enable both.</para>
<para>There are several different <firstterm>Ciphers</firstterm> available, and you can enable these separately in the lists labelled <guilabel>SSL v2 Ciphers to Use</guilabel> and <guilabel>SSL v3 Ciphers to Use</guilabel>. The actual protocol to use is negotiated by the application and the server when the connection is created.</para>
<para>There are several <guilabel>Cipher Wizards</guilabel> to help you choose a set that is suitable for your use.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guibutton>Most Compatible</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
<para>Select the settings found to be most compatible with the most servers.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guibutton>US Ciphers Only</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
<para>Select only the US <quote>strong</quote> (128 bit or greater) ciphers.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guibutton>Export Ciphers Only</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
<para>Select only the weak (56 bit or less) ciphers.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guibutton>Enable All</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
<para>Select all ciphers and methods.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>Finally, there are some general <acronym>SSL</acronym> settings.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Use EGD</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>If selected, <application>OpenSSL</application> will be asked to use the entropy gathering daemon (<acronym>EGD</acronym>) for initialising the pseudo-random number generator.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Use entropy file</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>If selected, <application>OpenSSL</application> will be asked to use the given file as entropy for initialising the pseudo-random number generator.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Warn on entering SSL mode</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>If selected, you will be notified when entering an <acronym>SSL</acronym> enabled site.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Warn on leaving SSL mode</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>If selected, you will be notified when leaving an <acronym>SSL</acronym> based site.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Warn on sending unencrypted data</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>If selected, you will be notified before sending unencrypted data via a web browser.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="openssl">
<title>The <guilabel>OpenSSL</guilabel> Tab</title>
<para>Here you can test if your <application>OpenSSL</application> libraries have been detected correctly by &kde;, with the <guibutton>Test</guibutton> button.</para>
<para>If the test is unsuccessful, you can specify a path to the libraries in the field labelled <guilabel>Path to OpenSSL Shared Libraries</guilabel>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="your-certificates">
<title>The <guilabel>Your Certificates</guilabel> Tab</title>
<para>The list shows which certificates of yours &kde; knows about. You can easily manage them from here.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="authentication">
<title>The <guilabel>Authentication</guilabel> Tab</title>
<para>Not yet documented </para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="peer-ssl-certificates">
<title>The <guilabel>Peer SSL Certificates</guilabel> Tab</title>
<para>The list box shows which site and personal certificates &kde; knows about. You can easily manage them from here.</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
</article>
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