OpenSSL is a
robust, commercial-grade, and full-featured toolkit
for the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols. It is also a general-purpose
cryptography library. For more information about the
team and community around the project, or to start making
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OpenSSL is licensed under an Apache-style license,
which basically means that you are free to get and use it for
commercial and non-commercial purposes subject to some simple
license conditions.
For a list of vulnerabilities, and the releases in
which they were found and fixes, see our
Vulnerabilities page.
Latest News
DateItem
20-May-2021Alpha 17 of OpenSSL 3.0 is now available: please download and test it
06-May-2021Alpha 16 of OpenSSL 3.0 is now available: please download and test it
22-Apr-2021Alpha 15 of OpenSSL 3.0 is now available: please download and test it
08-Apr-2021Alpha 14 of OpenSSL 3.0 is now available: please download and test it
25-Mar-2021OpenSSL 1.1.1k is now available, including bug and security fixes
Legalities
Please remember that export/import and/or use of strong
cryptography software, providing cryptography hooks, or even just
communicating technical details about cryptography software is
illegal in some parts of the world. So when you import this
package to your country, re-distribute it from there or even
just email technical suggestions or even source patches to the
authors or other people you are strongly advised to pay close
attention to any laws or regulations which apply to
you. The authors of OpenSSL are not liable for any violations
you make here. So be careful, it is your responsibility.