There are a few new features in 0.9.5a... And I've probably

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   This file gives a brief overview of the major changes between each OpenSSL
   release. For more details please read the CHANGES file.
 
+  Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.5 and OpenSSL 0.9.5a:
+
+      o Shared library support for HPUX and Solaris-gcc
+      o Support of Linux/IA64
+      o Support of Mingw32
+      o New 'rand' application
+      o New way to check for existence of algorithms from scripts
+
   Major changes between OpenSSL 0.9.4 and OpenSSL 0.9.5:
 
       o S/MIME support in new 'smime' command
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       o Fixes to make s_client, s_server work under Windows
       o Support for multiple fieldnames in SPKACs
       o New SPKAC command line utilty and associated library functions
-      o Options to allow passwords to be passed on command line or environment
+      o Options to allow passwords to be obtained from various sources
       o New public key PEM format and options to handle it
       o Many other fixes and enhancements to command line utilities
       o Usable certificate chain verification
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       o Support of authority information access extension
       o Extensions in certificate requests
       o Simplified X509 name and attribute routines
-      o Initial incomplete support for international character sets
+      o Initial (incomplete) support for international character sets
       o New DH_METHOD, DSA_METHOD and enhanced RSA_METHOD
       o Read only memory BIOs and simplified creation function
+      o TLS/SSL protocol bugfixes: Accept TLS 'client hello' in SSL 3.0
+        record; allow fragmentation and interleaving of handshake and other
+        data
       o TLS/SSL code now "tolerates" MS SGC
+      o Work around for Netscape client certificate hang bug
       o RSA_NULL option that removes RSA patent code but keeps other
         RSA functionality
       o Memory leak detection now allows applications to add extra information
         via a per-thread stack
       o PRNG robustness improved
+      o EGD support
+      o BIGNUM library bug fixes
+      o Faster DSA parameter generation
       o Enhanced support for Alpha Linux
       o Experimental MacOS support