=================
This document describes installation on all supported operating
-systems (the Unix/Linux family, including macOS), OpenVMS,
-and Windows).
+systems: the Unix/Linux family (including macOS), OpenVMS,
+and Windows.
Table of Contents
=================
- [Build Type](#build-type)
- [Directories](#directories)
- [Compiler Warnings](#compiler-warnings)
- - [ZLib Flags](#zlib-flags)
+ - [Compression Algorithm Flags](#compression-algorithm-flags)
- [Seeding the Random Generator](#seeding-the-random-generator)
- [Setting the FIPS HMAC key](#setting-the-FIPS-HMAC-key)
- [Enable and Disable Features](#enable-and-disable-features)
* Perl 5 with core modules (please read [NOTES-PERL.md](NOTES-PERL.md))
* The Perl module `Text::Template` (please read [NOTES-PERL.md](NOTES-PERL.md))
* an ANSI C compiler
+ * POSIX C library (at least POSIX.1-2008), or compatible types and
+ functionality.
* a development environment in the form of development libraries and C
header files
* a supported operating system
* [Notes for Windows platforms](NOTES-WINDOWS.md)
* [Notes for the DOS platform with DJGPP](NOTES-DJGPP.md)
* [Notes for the OpenVMS platform](NOTES-VMS.md)
+ * [Notes for the HPE NonStop platform](NOTES-NONSTOP.md)
+ * [Notes on POSIX](NOTES-POSIX.md)
* [Notes on Perl](NOTES-PERL.md)
* [Notes on Valgrind](NOTES-VALGRIND.md)
Arguments
---------
-**Mandatory arguments** are enclosed in double curly braces.
-A simple example would be
+**Optional Arguments** are enclosed in square brackets.
- $ type {{ filename }}
+ [option...]
-which is to be understood to use the command `type` on some file name
-determined by the user.
-
-**Optional Arguments** are enclosed in double square brackets.
-
- [[ options ]]
-
-Note that the notation assumes spaces around `{`, `}`, `[`, `]`, `{{`, `}}` and
-`[[`, `]]`. This is to differentiate from OpenVMS directory
-specifications, which also use [ and ], but without spaces.
+A trailing ellipsis means that more than one could be specified.
Quick Installation Guide
========================
The testing is optional, but recommended if you intend to install
OpenSSL for production use.
-### Unix / Linux / macOS
+### Unix / Linux / macOS / NonStop
$ ./Configure
$ make
As mentioned in the [Choices](#choices) section, you need to pick one
of the four Configure targets in the first command.
-Most likely you will be using the `VC-WIN64A` target for 64bit Windows
-binaries (AMD64) or `VC-WIN32` for 32bit Windows binaries (X86).
+Most likely you will be using the `VC-WIN64A`/`VC-WIN64A-HYBRIDCRT` target for
+64bit Windows binaries (AMD64) or `VC-WIN32`/`VC-WIN32-HYBRIDCRT` for 32bit
+Windows binaries (X86).
The other two options are `VC-WIN64I` (Intel IA64, Itanium) and
`VC-CE` (Windows CE) are rather uncommon nowadays.
Finally, if you plan on using the FIPS module, you need to read the
[Post-installation Notes](#post-installation-notes) further down.
-### Unix / Linux / macOS
+### Unix / Linux / macOS / NonStop
Depending on your distribution, you need to run the following command as
root user or prepend `sudo` to the command:
$ nmake install
-The easiest way to elevate the Command Prompt is to press and hold down
-the both the `<CTRL>` and `<SHIFT>` key while clicking the menu item in the
-task menu.
+The easiest way to elevate the Command Prompt is to press and hold down both
+the `<CTRL>` and `<SHIFT>` keys while clicking the menu item in the task menu.
The default installation location is
Build the OpenSSL libraries to support the API for the specified version.
If [no-deprecated](#no-deprecated) is also given, don't build with support
for deprecated APIs in or below the specified version number. For example,
-addding
+adding
--api=1.1.0 no-deprecated
If you are developing a patch for OpenSSL then it is recommended that you use
this option where possible.
-ZLib Flags
-----------
+Compression Algorithm Flags
+---------------------------
+
+### with-brotli-include
+
+ --with-brotli-include=DIR
+
+The directory for the location of the brotli include files (i.e. the location
+of the **brotli** include directory). This option is only necessary if
+[enable-brotli](#enable-brotli) is used and the include files are not already
+on the system include path.
+
+### with-brotli-lib
+
+ --with-brotli-lib=LIB
+
+**On Unix**: this is the directory containing the brotli libraries.
+If not provided, the system library path will be used.
+
+The names of the libraries are:
+
+* libbrotlicommon.a or libbrotlicommon.so
+* libbrotlidec.a or libbrotlidec.so
+* libbrotlienc.a or libbrotlienc.so
+
+**On Windows:** this is the directory containing the brotli libraries.
+If not provided, the system library path will be used.
+
+The names of the libraries are:
+
+* brotlicommon.lib
+* brotlidec.lib
+* brotlienc.lib
### with-zlib-include
This flag is optional and if not provided then `GNV$LIBZSHR`, `GNV$LIBZSHR32`
or `GNV$LIBZSHR64` is used by default depending on the pointer size chosen.
+### with-zstd-include
+
+ --with-zstd-include=DIR
+
+The directory for the location of the Zstd include file. This option is only
+necessary if [enable-std](#enable-zstd) is used and the include file is not
+already on the system include path.
+
+OpenSSL requires Zstd 1.4 or greater. The Linux kernel source contains a
+*zstd.h* file that is not compatible with the 1.4.x Zstd distribution, the
+compilation will generate an error if the Linux *zstd.h* is included before
+(or instead of) the Zstd distribution header.
+
+### with-zstd-lib
+
+ --with-zstd-lib=LIB
+
+**On Unix**: this is the directory containing the Zstd library.
+If not provided the system library path will be used.
+
+**On Windows:** this is the filename of the Zstd library (with or
+without a path). This flag must be provided if the
+[enable-zstd-dynamic](#enable-zstd-dynamic) option is not also used.
+If `zstd-dynamic` is used then this flag is optional and defaults
+to `LIBZSTD` if not provided.
+
Seeding the Random Generator
----------------------------
### rdcpu
-Use the `RDSEED` or `RDRAND` command if provided by the CPU.
-
-### librandom
-
-Use librandom (not implemented yet).
-This source is ignored by the FIPS provider.
+Use the `RDSEED` or `RDRAND` command on x86 or `RNDRRS` command on aarch64
+if provided by the CPU.
### none
As part of its self-test validation, the FIPS module must verify itself
by performing a SHA-256 HMAC computation on itself. The default key is
-the SHA256 value of "the holy handgrenade of antioch" and is sufficient
+the SHA256 value of "holy hand grenade of antioch" and is sufficient
for meeting the FIPS requirements.
To change the key to a different value, use this flag. The value should
Additional information related to ACVP can be found at
<https://github.com/usnistgov/ACVP>.
+### no-apps
+
+Do not build apps, e.g. the openssl program. This is handy for minimization.
+This option also disables tests.
+
### no-asm
Do not use assembler code.
Do not build support for async operations.
+### no-atexit
+
+Do not use `atexit()` in libcrypto builds.
+
+`atexit()` has varied semantics between platforms and can cause SIGSEGV in some
+circumstances. This option disables the atexit registration of OPENSSL_cleanup.
+By default, NonStop configurations use `no-atexit`.
+
### no-autoalginit
Don't automatically load all supported ciphers and digests.
statically linked application this may be undesirable if small executable size
is an objective.
+### enable-brotli
+
+Build with support for brotli compression/decompression.
+
+### enable-brotli-dynamic
+
+Like the enable-brotli option, but has OpenSSL load the brotli library dynamically
+when needed.
+
+This is only supported on systems where loading of shared libraries is supported.
+
### no-autoload-config
Don't automatically load the default `openssl.cnf` file.
Use the specified text instead of the default banner at the end of
configuration.
+### --w
+
+On platforms where the choice of 32-bit or 64-bit architecture
+is not explicitly specified, `Configure` will print a warning
+message and wait for a few seconds to let you interrupt the
+configuration. Using this flag skips the wait.
+
### no-bulk
Build only some minimal set of features.
Selecting this option will also force the disabling of DTLS.
+### no-docs
+
+Don't build and install documentation, i.e. manual pages in various forms.
+
### no-dso
Don't build support for loading Dynamic Shared Objects (DSO)
if the GOST algorithms are also available through loading an externally supplied
engine.
+### no-http
+
+Disable HTTP support.
+
### no-legacy
Don't build the legacy provider.
Don't build with support for Position Independent Code.
+### enable-pie
+
+Build with support for Position Independent Execution.
+
### no-pinshared
Don't pin the shared libraries.
This is so that libcrypto and libssl can be properly cleaned up automatically
via an `atexit()` handler. The handler is registered by libcrypto and cleans
up both libraries. On some platforms the `atexit()` handler will run on unload of
-libcrypto (if it has been dynamically loaded) rather than at process exit. This
-option can be used to stop OpenSSL from attempting to stay in memory until the
+libcrypto (if it has been dynamically loaded) rather than at process exit.
+
+This option can be used to stop OpenSSL from attempting to stay in memory until the
process exits. This could lead to crashes if either libcrypto or libssl have
already been unloaded at the point that the atexit handler is invoked, e.g. on a
platform which calls `atexit()` on unload of the library, and libssl is unloaded
-before libcrypto then a crash is likely to happen. Applications can suppress
-running of the `atexit()` handler at run time by using the
-`OPENSSL_INIT_NO_ATEXIT` option to `OPENSSL_init_crypto()`.
+before libcrypto then a crash is likely to happen.
+
+Note that shared library pinning is not automatically disabled for static builds,
+i.e., `no-shared` does not imply `no-pinshared`. This may come as a surprise when
+linking libcrypto statically into a shared third-party library, because in this
+case the shared library will be pinned. To prevent this behaviour, you need to
+configure the static build using `no-shared` and `no-pinshared` together.
+
+Applications can suppress running of the `atexit()` handler at run time by
+using the `OPENSSL_INIT_NO_ATEXIT` option to `OPENSSL_init_crypto()`.
See the man page for it for further details.
### no-posix-io
See [Notes on shared libraries](#notes-on-shared-libraries) below.
+### no-sm2-precomp
+
+Disable using the SM2 precomputed table on aarch64 to make the library smaller.
+
### no-sock
Don't build support for socket BIOs.
Don't build test programs or run any tests.
+### enable-tfo
+
+Build with support for TCP Fast Open (RFC7413). Supported on Linux, macOS and FreeBSD.
+
+### no-quic
+
+Don't build with QUIC support.
+
### no-threads
Don't build with support for multi-threaded applications.
See [Notes on multi-threading](#notes-on-multi-threading) below.
+### no-thread-pool
+
+Don't build with support for thread pool functionality.
+
+### thread-pool
+
+Build with thread pool functionality. If enabled, OpenSSL algorithms may
+use the thread pool to perform parallel computation. This option in itself
+does not enable OpenSSL to spawn new threads. Currently the only supported
+thread pool mechanism is the default thread pool.
+
+### no-default-thread-pool
+
+Don't build with support for default thread pool functionality.
+
+### default-thread-pool
+
+Build with default thread pool functionality. If enabled, OpenSSL may create
+and manage threads up to a maximum number of threads authorized by the
+application. Supported on POSIX compliant platforms and Windows.
+
### enable-trace
Build with support for the integrated tracing api.
This is only supported on systems where loading of shared libraries is supported.
+### enable-zstd
+
+Build with support for Zstd compression/decompression.
+
+### enable-zstd-dynamic
+
+Like the enable-zstd option, but has OpenSSL load the Zstd library dynamically
+when needed.
+
+This is only supported on systems where loading of shared libraries is supported.
+
+### enable-unstable-qlog
+
+Enables qlog output support for the QUIC protocol. This functionality is
+unstable and implements a draft version of the qlog specification. The qlog
+output from OpenSSL will change in incompatible ways in future, and is not
+subject to any format stability or compatibility guarantees at this time. See
+the manpage openssl-qlog(7) for details.
+
### 386
In 32-bit x86 builds, use the 80386 instruction set only in assembly modules
OpenSSL will still provide the methods for applications to explicitly select
the individual protocol versions.
+### no-integrity-only-ciphers
+
+Don't build support for integrity only ciphers in tls.
+
### no-{protocol}-method
- no-{ssl|ssl3|tls|tls1|tls1_1|tls1_2|tls1_3|dtls|dtls1|dtls1_2}-method
+ no-{ssl3|tls1|tls1_1|tls1_2|dtls1|dtls1_2}-method
Analogous to `no-{protocol}` but in addition do not build the methods for
applications to explicitly select individual protocol versions. Note that there
Additional options that are not otherwise recognised are passed through as
they are to the compiler as well. Unix-style options beginning with a
-`-` or `+` and Windows-style options beginning with a `/` are recognized.
+`-` or `+` and Windows-style options beginning with a `/` are recognised.
Again, consult your compiler documentation.
If the option contains arguments separated by spaces, then the URL-style
#### Unix / Linux / macOS
- $ ./Configure [[ options ]]
+ $ ./Configure [options...]
#### OpenVMS
- $ perl Configure [[ options ]]
+ $ perl Configure [options...]
#### Windows
- $ perl Configure [[ options ]]
+ $ perl Configure [options...]
### Manual Configuration
name as the argument to `Configure`. For example, a `linux-elf` user would
run:
- $ ./Configure linux-elf [[ options ]]
+ $ ./Configure linux-elf [options...]
### Creating your own Configuration
If your system isn't listed, you will have to create a configuration
-file named `Configurations/{{ something }}.conf` and add the correct
+file named `Configurations/YOURFILENAME.conf` (replace `YOURFILENAME`
+with a filename of your choosing) and add the correct
configuration for your system. See the available configs as examples
and read [Configurations/README.md](Configurations/README.md) and
[Configurations/README-design.md](Configurations/README-design.md)
and defines various macros in `include/openssl/configuration.h` (generated
from `include/openssl/configuration.h.in`.
+If none of the generated build files suit your purpose, it's possible to
+write your own build file template and give its name through the environment
+variable `BUILDFILE`. For example, Ninja build files could be supported by
+writing `Configurations/build.ninja.tmpl` and then configure with `BUILDFILE`
+set like this (Unix syntax shown, you'll have to adapt for other platforms):
+
+ $ BUILDFILE=build.ninja perl Configure [options...]
+
### Out of Tree Builds
OpenSSL can be configured to build in a build directory separate from the
$ mkdir /var/tmp/openssl-build
$ cd /var/tmp/openssl-build
- $ /PATH/TO/OPENSSL/SOURCE/Configure [[ options ]]
+ $ /PATH/TO/OPENSSL/SOURCE/Configure [options...]
#### OpenVMS example
$ set default sys$login:
$ create/dir [.tmp.openssl-build]
$ set default [.tmp.openssl-build]
- $ perl D:[PATH.TO.OPENSSL.SOURCE]Configure [[ options ]]
+ $ perl D:[PATH.TO.OPENSSL.SOURCE]Configure [options...]
#### Windows example
$ C:
$ mkdir \temp-openssl
$ cd \temp-openssl
- $ perl d:\PATH\TO\OPENSSL\SOURCE\Configure [[ options ]]
+ $ perl d:\PATH\TO\OPENSSL\SOURCE\Configure [options...]
Paths can be relative just as well as absolute. `Configure` will do its best
to translate them to relative paths whenever possible.
using this variable. Set it to the compiler executable you wish
to use, e.g. gcc or clang.
- CONFIG_NOWAIT
- On platforms where the choice of 32-bit or 64-bit architecture
- is not explicitly specified, `Configure` will print a warning
- message and wait for a few seconds to let you interrupt the
- configuration. Setting this variable will skip the wait.
-
CROSS_COMPILE
This environment variable has the same meaning as for the
"--cross-compile-prefix" Configure flag described above. If both
PERL
The name of the Perl executable to use when building OpenSSL.
- Only needed if builing should use a different Perl executable
+ Only needed if building should use a different Perl executable
than what is used to run the Configure script.
RANLIB
Along with a short description of the bug, please provide the complete
configure command line and the relevant output including the error message.
-Note: To make the output readable, pleace add a 'code fence' (three backquotes
+Note: To make the output readable, please add a 'code fence' (three backquotes
` ``` ` on a separate line) before and after your output:
```
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