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+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2011 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
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+**
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+****************************************************************************/
+
+/*!
+    \page ssl.html
+    \title Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Classes
+    \brief Classes for secure communication over network sockets.
+    \ingroup qt-network
+
+    \keyword SSL
+
+    The classes below provide support for secure network communication using
+    the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, using the \l{OpenSSL Toolkit} to
+    perform encryption and protocol handling.
+
+    See the \l{General Qt Requirements} page for information about the
+    versions of OpenSSL that are known to work with Qt.
+
+    \section1 Enabling and Disabling SSL Support
+
+    When building Qt from source, the configuration system checks for the presence
+    of the \c{openssl/opensslv.h} header provided by source or developer packages
+    of OpenSSL.
+
+    By default, an SSL-enabled Qt library dynamically loads any installed OpenSSL
+    library at run-time. However, it is possible to link against the library at
+    compile-time by configuring Qt with the \c{-openssl-linked} option.
+
+    When building a version of Qt linked against OpenSSL, the build system will
+    attempt to link with libssl and libcrypt libraries located in the default
+    location on the developer's system. This location is configurable:
+    set the \c OPENSSL_LIBS environment variable to contain the linker options
+    required to link Qt against the installed library. For example, on a Unix/Linux
+    system:
+
+    \code
+        ./configure -openssl-linked OPENSSL_LIBS='-L/opt/ssl/lib -lssl -lcrypto'
+    \endcode
+
+    To disable SSL support in a Qt build, configure Qt with the \c{-no-openssl}
+    option.
+
+    \section1 Licensing Information
+
+    \note Due to import and export restrictions in some parts of the world, we
+    are unable to supply the OpenSSL Toolkit with Qt packages. Developers wishing
+    to use SSL communication in their deployed applications should either ensure
+    that their users have the appropriate libraries installed, or they should
+    consult a suitably qualified legal professional to ensure that applications
+    using code from the OpenSSL project are correctly certified for import
+    and export in relevant regions of the world.
+
+    When the QtNetwork module is built with SSL support, the library is linked
+    against OpenSSL in a way that requires OpenSSL license compliance.
+*/