* Which is the current version of OpenSSL?
The current version is available from <URL: http://www.openssl.org>.
-OpenSSL 0.9.7 was released on December 31, 2002.
+OpenSSL 0.9.7c was released on September 30, 2003.
In addition to the current stable release, you can also access daily
snapshots of the OpenSSL development version at <URL:
correctly. Many open source operating systems provide a "randomness
device" (/dev/urandom or /dev/random) that serves this purpose.
All OpenSSL versions try to use /dev/urandom by default; starting with
-version 0.9.7, OpenSSL also tries /dev/random is /dev/urandom is not
+version 0.9.7, OpenSSL also tries /dev/random if /dev/urandom is not
available.
On other systems, applications have to call the RAND_add() or
the OpenSSH configure script. It should contain the detailed information
on why the OpenSSL library was not detected or considered incompatible.
+
* Can I use OpenSSL's SSL library with non-blocking I/O?
Yes; make sure to read the SSL_get_error(3) manual page!