How can we develop Cryptographic Application for Linux?

[jeremy28]

Hello all.

I don't have any experience in Linux!
But I've implemented a CSP(Cryptographic Service Provider) in Windows which is a software library for implementation of Cryptographic Operations.
So that a high-level API offered by windows called CryptoAPI(or CAPI) uses those implementation in the CSP, so any one who is to implement a Cryptograhic Application for windows, Should use CryptoAPI interface.

Now, I'd like to know if we want to write a Cryptographic Application in Linux, What should we do?
Does Linux offer some APIs for programming under Linux like Windows or not?
If not, what is the alternative Architecture to develop "Linux-based" cryptographic Applications?

Any help will be greatly appreciated!!

Regards.

[Rubberman]

In Linux/Unix generally we use the secure sockets API which, unlike the Windows CryptoAPI, is an industry standard. Look in your software package manager for the openssl and openssl-devel packages.