What does OpenSSL's EVP mean? OpenSSL中的EVP是什么意思?

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What does OpenSSL's EVP mean?

up vote 10 down vote favorite 1	What does OpenSSL's EVP mean? I know it is a higher level crypto interface library in OpenSSL, but what do the letters E-V-P stand for? Thanks, Chenz openssl share | improve this question asked Jun 16 '10 at 16:54 Crazy Chenz 1,522 1 13 28

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up vote 10 down vote	Interesting question. I don't know for sure, but the #ifndef at the top of evp.h is: #ifndef HEADER_ENVELOPE_H So, I'm guessing Envelope. share | improve this answer answered Jun 16 '10 at 17:03 Dave Bacher 5,311 1 13 22
	Better guess than I could come up with. –  Crazy Chenz Jun 16 '10 at 17:11 1   That's right - the EVP_* functions are "envelope encryption". –  caf Jun 21 '10 at 14:48