.. _spkg_openssl:

openssl: Implementation of the SSL and TLS protocols
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Description
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From wikipedia: OpenSSL is an open source implementation of the SSL and
TLS protocols. The core library (written in the C programming language)
implements the basic cryptographic functions and provides various
utility functions. Wrappers allowing the use of the OpenSSL library in a
variety of computer languages are available.

License
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- Apache License v2 (considered compatible with GPL v3)


Upstream Contact
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-  http://openssl.org/

Type
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standard


Version Information
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package-version.txt::

    3.0.2


Equivalent System Packages
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alpine:
install the following packages: openssl-dev

arch:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo pacman -S  openssl


conda:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ conda install openssl


cygwin:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ apt-cyg install libssl-devel


Debian/Ubuntu:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo apt-get install  openssl libssl-dev


Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo yum install  openssl openssl-devel


freebsd:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo pkg install security/openssl


homebrew:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ brew install openssl


macports:
install the following packages: openssl

nix:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ nix-env --install openssl


opensuse:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo zypper install "pkgconfig(libssl)"


slackware:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo slackpkg install openssl openssl-solibs


void:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo xbps-install  openssl-devel


See https://repology.org/project/openssl/versions


If the system package is installed, ./configure will check whether it can be used.