I used the OpenSSL library for building a SAML token parser in JBoss (java). All the front end stuff was java and OpenSSL was used for public/private key decryption and validation of SAML tokens and signatures. I'm not sure exactly what an OpenSSL "server" -- it sounds like there is a feature which you can implement (or not) in your webserver to test the SSL/TLS listener.
However, you could -- as I did -- use anything else as your interface for the web. Why would you specifically include a heartbeat for just SSL is beyond me. If a website is up and running, you'll know it with the usual methods, the https codes. You don't need a separate "heartbeat" for telling you that an internal mechanism for processing a protocol is running...do you?
However, you could -- as I did -- use anything else as your interface for the web. Why would you specifically include a heartbeat for just SSL is beyond me. If a website is up and running, you'll know it with the usual methods, the https codes. You don't need a separate "heartbeat" for telling you that an internal mechanism for processing a protocol is running...do you?