diff --git a/testing/stunnel/README b/testing/stunnel/README
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/stunnel/README
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+configuration for stunnel'ing rsync daemon
+
+stunnel.pem, daemon.conf and client.conf belongs in /etc/stunnel/
+
+start rsync dameon using the configuration from trunk/testing/rsync
+
+start the ssl server
+	stunnel /etc/stunnel/daemon.conf
+start the ssl client
+	stunnel /etc/stunnel/client.conf
+connect to rsync server over ssl from local box via a different port 837837
+	rsync rsync://localhost:837837
+	
+
diff --git a/testing/stunnel/client.conf b/testing/stunnel/client.conf
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index 000000000..28a46ef33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/stunnel/client.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#
+client = yes
+
+debug = 7
+foreground = yes
+#output = rsync-stunnel-client.log
+
+[RSYNC]
+accept=localhost:837837
+connect=localhost:2222
diff --git a/testing/stunnel/daemon.conf b/testing/stunnel/daemon.conf
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index 000000000..9d4c07058
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/stunnel/daemon.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#configuration for daemon
+
+#RNDbytes = 2048
+#RNDfile = rand.bin
+#RNDoverwrite = yes
+
+cert = /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem
+
+debug = 7
+foreground = yes
+#output = rsync-stunnel-daemon.log
+
+[RSYNC]
+accept=localhost:2222
+connect=localhost:873
diff --git a/testing/stunnel/stunnel.pem b/testing/stunnel/stunnel.pem
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/stunnel/stunnel.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
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