.. _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::

    3.0.1


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.

