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=pod
=head1 NAME
crypto - OpenSSL cryptographic library
=head1 SYNOPSIS
=head1 DESCRIPTION
The OpenSSL B<crypto> library implements a wide range of cryptographic
algorithms used in various Internet standards. The services provided
by this library are used by the OpenSSL implementations of SSL, TLS
and S/MIME, and they have also been used to implement SSH, OpenPGP, and
other cryptographic standards.
=head1 OVERVIEW
B<libcrypto> consists of a number of sub-libraries that implement the
individual algorithms.
The functionality includes symmetric encryption, public key
cryptography and key agreement, certificate handling, cryptographic
hash functions and a cryptographic pseudo-random number generator.
=over 4
=item SYMMETRIC CIPHERS
blowfish(3), cast(3), des(3), idea(3), rc2(3), rc4(3), rc5(3)
=item PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY AND KEY AGREEMENT
dsa(3), dh(3), rsa(3)
=item CERTIFICATES
x509(3), x509v3(3)
=item AUTHENTICATION CODES, HASH FUNCTIONS
hmac(3), md2(3), md5(3), mdc2(3), ripemd(3), sha(3)
=item AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS
err(3), rand(3)
=item INPUT/OUTPUT, DATA ENCODING
asn1(3), bio(3), evp(3), pem(3), pkcs7(3), pkcs12(3)
=item INTERNAL FUNCTIONS
bn(3), buffer(3), lhash(3), objects(3), stack(3), threads(3), txt_db(3)
=back
=head1 SEE ALSO
openssl(1), ssl(3)
=cut