Recently, OpenSSL proposed the deprecation of TLS 1.0/1.1 and solicited
community feedback on the idea.
Feedback on the proposal was generally split down the middle, with half of the
respondents indicating immediate depreciation with near-term removal was
acceptable, while the remainder of the respondents with affirmative opinions
noted that they represent, or know of products whose environment disallowed
updating to TLS1.2 or later, and would need to re-enable the deprecated
features for the foreseeable future.
Debugging is a crucial aspect of developing and maintaining reliable software. However, debugging can become particularly challenging when applications incorporate diverse and complex components like OpenSSL. This webinar is designed to help you navigate these complexities.
Webinar Details
Date: September 11, 2024 Time: 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Platform: Zoom Topic: Debugging OpenSSL Applications
Internal Debugging Tools: Learn about the facilities OpenSSL provides to help you gain visibility into its internal behavior, allowing for more effective troubleshooting.
External Diagnostic Tools: Explore additional tools that can be integrated with OpenSSL to diagnose and resolve more intricate issues.
For professionals dealing with OpenSSL, mastering these debugging techniques is essential to ensuring the stability and security of their applications.
OpenSSL is pleased to announce its participation as a Silver Sponsor at the upcoming International Cryptographic Module Conference (ICMC) 2024, taking place from 18th to 20th September. Visit our booth and attend our presentations to discover how we can help each other.
The freeze date for OpenSSL 3.4 Alpha is rapidly approaching.
Alpha freeze approaching
The freeze date for OpenSSL 3.4 Alpha is rapidly approaching. Planned features
are viewable on our 3.4 Planning page.
If you have a feature on the planning
page, please ensure that your associated PRs are posted, reviewed, and merged
prior to the freeze date (Friday, Aug 30, 2024), or it will be postponed until
the next release.
As part of our ongoing journey, OpenSSL is evolving to provide more opportunities for engagement that more effectively align with our mission statement and promote our values. OpenSSL is implementing various mechanisms to foster greater community involvement and enable our communities to play a key and active role in the decision-making process.
New Governance Framework
OpenSSL has two independent, co-equal organizations to support the OpenSSL Mission:
Note that this position has now been filled and we are no longer accepting
applications
OpenSSL is hiring for a Fundraiser to join our team
We are seeking a Fundraiser to join our team. As a Fundraiser at OpenSSL, you
will play a vital role in sustaining critical components of internet
infrastructure that enable secure communications around the world. In addition
to your fundraising role, you must align with and uphold our core
values and mission in your every day
professional activities. This role will require you to
have strong networks and relationships with our various sponsors, customers and
communities in order to help us identify and bring on board new sponsors for our
project as well as maintain our existing ones. You will also hold significant
responsibility for developing our sponsorship and fundraising program in order
to ensure that our sponsors are getting good value from their engagement with us
whilst at the same time maximizing the resources available to OpenSSL to further
develop and expand.
Secure communication is vital in today’s digital world, but it sometimes slows down your applications. We invite you to an insightful webinar on optimizing application performance using OpenSSL. This session is designed for individuals seeking to enhance the security and efficiency of their applications.
Webinar Details
Date: August 1, 2024 Time: 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Platform: Zoom Topic: Performance Tuning with OpenSSL
We are announcing a change in how communication and collaboration will take place within
the OpenSSL community. Effective August 1st, 2024, the OpenSSL mailing lists will migrate
to Google Groups. This transition is designed to streamline communication channels and
simplify our infrastructure.
Why the change?
Over the years, the combintation of Postfix and Mailman has served us well, but it’s time to move on
and explore better options. Google Groups offers several advantages that align with our goals:
Recently, some may have noticed issues (particularly old ones) in the openssl
repository have received an update, having the ‘inactive’ label applied to them
with a comment indicating that they will be closed at the end of the 3.4
development cycle. OpenSSL currently has almost 2000 outstanding issues in its
issue list, many of which have been sitting idle for multiple years. In an
effort to better plan and schedule work for the OpenSSL development team, it has
become increasingly clear that, to do so efficiently, the issue list must be
reduced, so as to better identify those issues which are impacting the larger
user base more visibly for planning purposes.