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diff --git a/security/p5-Crypt-SSLeay/pkg-descr b/security/p5-Crypt-SSLeay/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..733d31c3f814 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/p5-Crypt-SSLeay/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ + This perl module provides support for the https protocol + under LWP, so that a LWP::UserAgent can make https GET & + HEAD & POST requests. Please see perldoc LWP for more + information on POST requests. + + The Crypt::SSLeay package contains Net::SSL, which is + automatically loaded by LWP::Protocol::https on https + requests, and provides the necessary SSL glue for that + module to work via these deprecated modules: + + Crypt::SSLeay::CTX + Crypt::SSLeay::Conn + Crypt::SSLeay::X509 + + Work on Crypt::SSLeay has been continued only to provide + https support for the LWP - libwww perl libraries. If you + want access to the OpenSSL API via perl, check out Sampo's + Net::SSLeay. |