* Where can I get a compiled version of OpenSSL?
* Why aren't tools like 'autoconf' and 'libtool' used?
* What is an 'engine' version?
+* How do I check the authenticity of the OpenSSL distribution?
[LEGAL] Legal questions
* Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols?
* Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: command not found"?
* Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: 1 no implemented"?
+* Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: stack empty"?
* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha Tru64 Unix?
* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail with "ar: command not found"?
* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Win32 with VC++?
* What is special about OpenSSL on Redhat?
* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on MacOS X?
* Why does the OpenSSL test suite fail on MacOS X?
+* Why does the OpenSSL test suite fail in BN_sqr test?
[PROG] Questions about programming with OpenSSL
* Which is the current version of OpenSSL?
The current version is available from <URL: http://www.openssl.org>.
-OpenSSL 0.9.6d was released on May 9, 2002.
+OpenSSL 0.9.6h was released on December 5, 2002.
In addition to the current stable release, you can also access daily
snapshots of the OpenSSL development version at <URL:
version 0.9.7 (not yet released) the changes were merged into the main
development line, so that the special release is no longer necessary.
+* How do I check the authenticity of the OpenSSL distribution?
+
+We provide MD5 digests and ASC signatures of each tarball.
+Use MD5 to check that a tarball from a mirror site is identical:
+
+ md5sum TARBALL | awk '{print $1;}' | cmp - TARBALL.md5
+
+You can check authenticity using pgp or gpg. You need the OpenSSL team
+member public key used to sign it (download it from a key server). Then
+just do:
+
+ pgp TARBALL.asc
+
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* Do I need patent licenses to use OpenSSL?
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsrdb/27606&zone_32=SUNWski
However, be warned that /dev/random is usually a blocking device, which
may have some effects on OpenSSL.
+A third party /dev/random solution for Solaris is available at
+ http://www.cosy.sbg.ac.at/~andi/
* Why do I get an "unable to write 'random state'" error message?
for download instructions) can be safely used, for example.
+* Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: stack empty"?
+
+On some DG/ux versions, bc seems to have a too small stack for calculations
+that the OpenSSL bntest throws at it. This gets triggered when you run the
+test suite (using "make test"). The message returned is "bc: stack empty".
+
+The best way to deal with this is to find another implementation of bc
+and compile/install it. GNU bc (see http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html
+for download instructions) can be safely used, for example.
+
+
* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha Tru64 Unix?
On some Alpha installations running Tru64 Unix and Compaq C, the compilation
Look in the file PROBLEMS for a more detailed explanation and for possible
solutions.
+* Why does the OpenSSL test suite fail in BN_sqr test?
+
+Failure in BN_sqr test is most likely caused by a failure to configure the
+toolkit for current platform. Run ./config -t and ./apps/openssl version -p.
+Do these platform identifiers match? If they don't, then you most likely
+failed to run ./config and you're hereby advised to do so before filing a
+bug report. If it's ./config itself that fails to run, the it's most
+likely problem with your local environment and you should turn to your
+system administrator (or similar).
+
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* Is OpenSSL thread-safe?
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