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Re: vtls, "virtual" TLS

From: Marc Hörsken <info_at_marc-hoersken.de>
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 14:06:30 +0100

Hi Daniel,

great idea. It sounds like a good way to get things started.

Best regards
Marc

Am 18.12.2013 13:51, schrieb Daniel Stenberg:
> Hi friends,
>
> I'm about to move all TLS related functions into its own subdir, named
> vtls. (V is for virtual, as there's no actual TLS in there but just a
> layer that provides TLS functionality using one of 10 different 3rd
> party libraries.)
>
> Initially this will just put these source files in a new directory,
> but it is a first step toward converting vtls into an actual re-usable
> and independent component for whoever wants to be able to switch
> between different TLS libraries.
>
> I'll also do some other file renames to make the file names fit
> better, like putting the general vtls functionality in vtls.c and
> vtls.h and have each library-specific source named after the library
> so ssluse.[ch] will become openssl.[ch] etc.
>
> This little restructuring will not make vtls work stand-alone, but it
> will allow us/someone to work on making that a reality, should there
> be enough interest.
>
> Thoughts or questions?
>

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