tde-i18n/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/crypto/index.docbook

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<authorgroup>
<author
>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author>
<othercredit role="translator"
><firstname
>Malcolm</firstname
><surname
>Hunter</surname
><affiliation
><address
><email
>malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</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>

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