mod_gnutls 0.2.0 review

mod_gnutls uses the GnuTLS library to provide SSL v3, TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 encryption for Apache HTTPD

License: The Apache License 2.0 File size: 164K Developer: Paul Querna

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mod_gnutls uses the GnuTLS library to provide SSL v3, TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 encryption for Apache HTTPD. mod_gnutls is similar to mod_ssl in purpose, but does not use OpenSSL.

Security Warning:

Warning: mod_gnutls is a very new module. If you truely care about making your server secure, do not use this module yet. With time and love, this module can be a viable alternative to mod_ssl, but it is not ready.

Here are some key features of "mod gnutls":
Support for SSLv3, TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1.
Support for Server Name Indication
Distributed SSL Session Cache via Memcached
Local SSL Session Cache using DBM
Small and focused code base:
Lines of code in mod_gnutls: 1,886
Lines of code in mod_ssl: 15,324

Requirements:
GnuTLS >= 1.2.0
Apache HTTPd >= 2.0.42 >= 2.1.5-dev
APR Memcache Client >= 0.7.0 (Optional)

What's New in This Release:
RFC 3545 Server Name Indication Support
Initial Client Certificate Authentication Support.
Source Code reorganization.
Improved memcache support.