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Stunnel

Stunnel is a open source program that allows you to encrypt arbitrary TCP connections inside SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). Stunnel allows you to secure non-SSL aware daemons and protocols (like POP, IMAP, LDAP, etc) by having Stunnel provide the encryption, requiring no changes to the daemon's code. Stunnel runs on a variety of operating systems, including most Unix-like operating systems and Windows. The Stunnel source code is not a complete product. It relies on a separate library such as OpenSSL or SSLeay to implement the underlying TLS or SSL protocol.

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