This article is from the Secure Sockets Layer Discussion List FAQ, by Shannon Appel SAppel@consensus.com with numerous contributions by others.
The online version of the technical specifications for the SSL 3.0
protocol is at
<http://home.netscape.com/eng/ssl3/ssl-toc.html>
A PostScript version is also available at
<http://home.netscape.com/eng/ssl3/index.html>
A FAQ for SSLeay, a freeware implementation which support SSL 2.0,
SSL 3.0, and TLS 1.0, is available at
<http://www.psy.uq.oz.au/~ftp/Crypto/>
A rather broad list of public key related documents, with a focus on
certificates and standards can be found at
<http://www.xcert.com/~marcnarc/PKI/>
 
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