<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author > <firstname >Mike</firstname > <surname >McBride</surname > </author> <othercredit role="translator" ><firstname >Malcolm</firstname ><surname >Hunter</surname ><affiliation ><address ><email >malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email ></address ></affiliation ><contrib >KDE British Conversion</contrib ></othercredit> </authorgroup> <date >2002-02-12</date> <releaseinfo >3.00.00</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword >KDE</keyword> <keyword >KControl</keyword> <keyword >crypto</keyword> <keyword >SSL</keyword> <keyword >encryption</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="crypto"> <title >Encryption Configuration</title> <sect2 id="crypto-intro"> <title >Introduction</title> <para >Many applications within &kde; are capable of exchanging information using encrypted files and/or network transmissions.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="crypto-use"> <title >Use</title> <warning ><para >All encryption schemes are only as strong as their weakest link. In general, unless you have some previous training/knowledge, it is better to leave this module unchanged.</para ></warning> <para >The options within this module can be divided into two groups.</para> <para >Two options along the bottom of the module <guilabel >Warn on entering SSL Mode</guilabel > and <guilabel >Warn on leaving SSL mode</guilabel >, allow you to determine if &kde; should inform you when you enter or leave SSL encryption.</para > <para >The remainder of the options are about determining which encryption methods to use, and which should not be used. Once you have selected the appropriate encryption protocols, simply click <guibutton >Apply</guibutton > to commit your changes.</para> <tip ><para >Only make changes to this module if specific information about the strength or weakness of a particular encryption method is given to you from <emphasis >a reliable source</emphasis >.</para ></tip> </sect2> <!-- Ugh.. write a bunch of stuff about the rest of it --> <sect2 id="crypto-author"> <title >Section Author</title> <para >This section written by Mike McBride <email >mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email >. </para> </sect2> </sect1> </article>
