In this chapter we present IceSSL, an optional security component for Ice applications.
Section 38.2 provides an overview of the SSL protocol and the infrastructure required to support it.
Section 38.3 discusses the installation requirements for each supported language mapping, while
Section 38.4 describes typical configuration scenarios. For programs that need to interact directly with IceSSL, the application programming interface is covered in
Section 38.5 and
Section 38.6. To set up your own certificate authority, you can use the utilities described in
Section 38.7.
