IO::Socket::SSL is a class implementing an object oriented interface to SSL sockets. The class is a descendent of IO::Socket::INET. In order to use IO::Socket::SSL you need to have Net::SSLeay v1.08 or newer installed (v1.23 recommended*). In order to use password callbacks, Net::SSLeay v1.16 is required. This version has been tested with a variety of Net::SSLeay versions (including 1.17-1.23), OpenSSL 0.9.6c-0.9.7b, and Perl versions 5.005_03, 5.6.0, 5.6.1, and 5.8.0. In addition to providing a general OO interface to SSL sockets, this package can be used with libwww-perl. installation: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install *As of this writing, June 14, 2003. -- (Originally by Marko Asplund, aspa at kronodoc.fi)