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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/crypto/index.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/crypto/index.docbook index 0c4d8e716c4..65ec3b1d583 100644 --- a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/crypto/index.docbook +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/crypto/index.docbook @@ -2,311 +2,159 @@ <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> -<!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE" -> <!-- change language only here --> +<!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE"> <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> -<author ->&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> -<othercredit role="translator" -><firstname ->Malcolm</firstname -><surname ->Hunter</surname -><affiliation -><address -><email ->malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email -></address -></affiliation -><contrib ->Conversion to British English</contrib -></othercredit -> +<author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> +<othercredit role="translator"><firstname>Malcolm</firstname><surname>Hunter</surname><affiliation><address><email>malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email></address></affiliation><contrib>Conversion to British English</contrib></othercredit> </authorgroup> -<date ->2002-10-17</date> -<releaseinfo ->3.1</releaseinfo> +<date>2002-10-17</date> +<releaseinfo>3.1</releaseinfo> <keywordset> -<keyword ->KDE</keyword> -<keyword ->KControl</keyword> -<keyword ->crypto</keyword> -<keyword ->SSL</keyword> -<keyword ->encryption</keyword> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>KControl</keyword> +<keyword>crypto</keyword> +<keyword>SSL</keyword> +<keyword>encryption</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="crypto"> -<title ->Encryption Configuration</title> +<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> +<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> +<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="ssl_tab"> -<title ->The <guilabel ->SSL</guilabel -> Tab</title> - -<para ->The first option is <guilabel ->Enable TLS support if supported by the server</guilabel ->. <acronym ->TLS</acronym -> is Transport Layer Security, and is the newest version of <acronym ->SSL</acronym ->. It integrates better than <acronym ->SSL</acronym -> with other protocols, and it has replaced <acronym ->SSL</acronym -> in protocols such as POP3 and <acronym ->SMTP</acronym ->.</para> - -<para ->Then next options are <guilabel ->Enable SSL v2</guilabel -> and <guilabel ->Enable SSL v3</guilabel ->. These are the second and third revision of the <acronym ->SSL</acronym -> protocol, and it is normal to enable both.</para> - -<para ->There are several different <firstterm ->Ciphers</firstterm -> available, and you can enable these separately in the lists labelled <guilabel ->SSL v2 Ciphers to Use</guilabel -> and <guilabel ->SSL v3 Ciphers to Use</guilabel ->. The actual protocol to use is negotiated by the application and the server when the connection is created.</para> - -<para ->There are several <guilabel ->Cipher Wizards</guilabel -> to help you choose a set that is suitable for your use.</para> +<title>The <guilabel>SSL</guilabel> Tab</title> + +<para>The first option is <guilabel>Enable TLS support if supported by the server</guilabel>. <acronym>TLS</acronym> is Transport Layer Security, and is the newest version of <acronym>SSL</acronym>. It integrates better than <acronym>SSL</acronym> with other protocols, and it has replaced <acronym>SSL</acronym> in protocols such as POP3 and <acronym>SMTP</acronym>.</para> + +<para>Then next options are <guilabel>Enable SSL v2</guilabel> and <guilabel>Enable SSL v3</guilabel>. These are the second and third revision of the <acronym>SSL</acronym> protocol, and it is normal to enable both.</para> + +<para>There are several different <firstterm>Ciphers</firstterm> available, and you can enable these separately in the lists labelled <guilabel>SSL v2 Ciphers to Use</guilabel> and <guilabel>SSL v3 Ciphers to Use</guilabel>. The actual protocol to use is negotiated by the application and the server when the connection is created.</para> + +<para>There are several <guilabel>Cipher Wizards</guilabel> to help you choose a set that is suitable for your use.</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> -<term -><guibutton ->Most Compatible</guibutton -></term> +<term><guibutton>Most Compatible</guibutton></term> <listitem> -<para ->Select the settings found to be most compatible with the most servers.</para> +<para>Select the settings found to be most compatible with the most servers.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> -<term -><guibutton ->US Ciphers Only</guibutton -></term> +<term><guibutton>US Ciphers Only</guibutton></term> <listitem> -<para ->Select only the US <quote ->strong</quote -> (128 bit or greater) ciphers.</para> +<para>Select only the US <quote>strong</quote> (128 bit or greater) ciphers.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> -<term -><guibutton ->Export Ciphers Only</guibutton -></term> +<term><guibutton>Export Ciphers Only</guibutton></term> <listitem> -<para ->Select only the weak (56 bit or less) ciphers.</para> +<para>Select only the weak (56 bit or less) ciphers.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> -<term -><guibutton ->Enable All</guibutton -></term> +<term><guibutton>Enable All</guibutton></term> <listitem> -<para ->Select all ciphers and methods.</para> +<para>Select all ciphers and methods.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> -<para ->Finally, there are some general <acronym ->SSL</acronym -> settings.</para> +<para>Finally, there are some general <acronym>SSL</acronym> settings.</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> -<term -><guilabel ->Use EGD</guilabel -></term> +<term><guilabel>Use EGD</guilabel></term> <listitem> -<para ->If selected, <application ->OpenSSL</application -> will be asked to use the entropy gathering daemon (<acronym ->EGD</acronym ->) for initialising the pseudo-random number generator.</para> +<para>If selected, <application>OpenSSL</application> will be asked to use the entropy gathering daemon (<acronym>EGD</acronym>) for initialising the pseudo-random number generator.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> -<term -><guilabel ->Use entropy file</guilabel -></term> +<term><guilabel>Use entropy file</guilabel></term> <listitem> -<para ->If selected, <application ->OpenSSL</application -> will be asked to use the given file as entropy for initialising the pseudo-random number generator.</para> +<para>If selected, <application>OpenSSL</application> will be asked to use the given file as entropy for initialising the pseudo-random number generator.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> -<term -><guilabel ->Warn on entering SSL mode</guilabel -></term> +<term><guilabel>Warn on entering SSL mode</guilabel></term> <listitem> -<para ->If selected, you will be notified when entering an <acronym ->SSL</acronym -> enabled site.</para> +<para>If selected, you will be notified when entering an <acronym>SSL</acronym> enabled site.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> -<term -><guilabel ->Warn on leaving SSL mode</guilabel -></term> +<term><guilabel>Warn on leaving SSL mode</guilabel></term> <listitem> -<para ->If selected, you will be notified when leaving an <acronym ->SSL</acronym -> based site.</para> +<para>If selected, you will be notified when leaving an <acronym>SSL</acronym> based site.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> -<term -><guilabel ->Warn on sending unencrypted data</guilabel -></term> +<term><guilabel>Warn on sending unencrypted data</guilabel></term> <listitem> -<para ->If selected, you will be notified before sending unencrypted data via a web browser.</para> +<para>If selected, you will be notified before sending unencrypted data via a web browser.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> <sect2 id="openssl"> -<title ->The <guilabel ->OpenSSL</guilabel -> Tab</title> - -<para ->Here you can test if your <application ->OpenSSL</application -> libraries have been detected correctly by &kde;, with the <guibutton ->Test</guibutton -> button.</para> - -<para ->If the test is unsuccessful, you can specify a path to the libraries in the field labelled <guilabel ->Path to OpenSSL Shared Libraries</guilabel ->.</para> +<title>The <guilabel>OpenSSL</guilabel> Tab</title> + +<para>Here you can test if your <application>OpenSSL</application> libraries have been detected correctly by &kde;, with the <guibutton>Test</guibutton> button.</para> + +<para>If the test is unsuccessful, you can specify a path to the libraries in the field labelled <guilabel>Path to OpenSSL Shared Libraries</guilabel>.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="your-certificates"> -<title ->The <guilabel ->Your Certificates</guilabel -> Tab</title> +<title>The <guilabel>Your Certificates</guilabel> Tab</title> -<para ->The list shows which certificates of yours &kde; knows about. You can easily manage them from here.</para> +<para>The list shows which certificates of yours &kde; knows about. You can easily manage them from here.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="authentication"> -<title ->The <guilabel ->Authentication</guilabel -> Tab</title> +<title>The <guilabel>Authentication</guilabel> Tab</title> -<para ->Not yet documented </para> +<para>Not yet documented </para> </sect2> <sect2 id="peer-ssl-certificates"> -<title ->The <guilabel ->Peer SSL Certificates</guilabel -> Tab</title> +<title>The <guilabel>Peer SSL Certificates</guilabel> Tab</title> -<para ->The list box shows which site and personal certificates &kde; knows about. You can easily manage them from here.</para> +<para>The list box shows which site and personal certificates &kde; knows about. You can easily manage them from here.</para> </sect2> |