Commit 49976df5 authored by Ulf Möller's avatar Ulf Möller
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OpenSSL  -  Frequently Asked Questions
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* Which is the current version of OpenSSL?
* Where is the documentation?
* How can I contact the OpenSSL developers?
* Do I need patent licenses to use OpenSSL?
* Is OpenSSL thread-safe?
* Why do I get a "PRNG not seeded" error message?
* Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols?
* Where can I get a compiled version of OpenSSL?


* Which is the current version of OpenSSL?

The current version is available from <URL: http://www.openssl.org>.
OpenSSL 0.9.4 was released on August 9th, 1999.

In addition to the current stable release, you can also access daily
snapshots of the OpenSSL development version at <URL:
ftp://ftp.openssl.org/snapshot/>, or get it by anonymous CVS access.


* Where is the documentation?

OpenSSL is a library that provides cryptographic functionality to
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perform potentially insecure encryption.


* Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols?

Maybe the compilation was interruped, and make doesn't notice that
something is missing.  Run "make clean; make".

If you used ./Configure instead of ./config, make sure that you
selected the right target.  File formats may differ slightly between
OS versions (for example sparcv8/sparcv9, or a.out/elf).

If that doesn't help, you may want to try using the current snapshot.
If the problem persists, please submit a bug report.


* Where can I get a compiled version of OpenSSL?

Some applications that use OpenSSL are distributed in binary form.