为网络通信提供安全及数据完整性的一种安全协议，囊括了主要的密码算法、常用的密钥和证书封装管理功能以及SSL协议，并提供了丰富的应用程序供测试或其它目的使用。-The OpenSSL Project is a collaborative effort to develop a robust, commercial-grade, full-featured, and Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) protocols as well as a full-strength general purpose cryptography library. The project is managed by a worldwide community of volunteers that use the Internet to communicate, plan, and develop the OpenSSL toolkit and its related documentation.