I’d like to give you a heads-up about some changes we’re making at OpenSSL. We’re simplifying how you can get our software, and that means we’re phasing out some older methods that don’t quite fit with the way the web works today.
We are pleased to announce the availability of a feature preview for our OpenSSL QUIC server functionality. This is an early technology preview which is being published to seek feedback from our communities.
This preview is now available in the feature/quic-server branch of
the OpenSSL repository on GitHub. Those interested in providing early feedback
on our QUIC server functionality are invited to download and build this branch.
It is important to note that this branch represents a prototype phase at this time and many aspects of the planned functionality are not yet implemented. In particular, only a very small subset of the full SSL API is currently implemented. This preview is being released to enable all of our communities to provide their feedback as part of the API design process and in order to validate our requirements prior to the finalisation of the API.
We are pleased to announce our upcoming webinar, Writing a TLS Client.
The final release of OpenSSL 3.3 is now live. This is the first release in accordance with our adoption of biannual time-based releases. We would like to thank all those who contributed to the OpenSSL 3.3 release, without whom, OpenSSL would not be possible.
OpenSSL 3.3 delivers the following new features:
OpenSSL 3.3 is a regular release, upon this final release a one-year Full Support period is initiated for regular releases. During this phase, bugs and security issues are addressed and fixed according to the Stable Release Updates Policy. Immediately after the Full Support phase ends, the Maintenance Support phase begins, lasting for one year. During this phase, the primary focus is on fixing security issues, although other bugs may be addressed at the discretion of OpenSSL engineering.
We are pleased to announce that we have successfully distributed nearly 100 limited edition T-shirts commemorating the 25th anniversary of OpenSSL’s existence.
We appreciate the support of all our communities, users, individual contributors and support customers, without which we would not be able to continue our mission and deliver on our open source values. These continue to drive the success and evolution of OpenSSL, and we couldn’t be more appreciative.
The beta release of OpenSSL 3.3 is now live. This release is in accordance with our adoption of biannual time-based releases. As this is a beta release, we consider this to be a release candidate and as such encourage all OpenSSL users to build and test against this beta release and provide feedback. It represents the second step in our planned release of OpenSSL 3.3. To view the full 3.3 release schedule please refer to this blog.
This year, we had the privilege of participating in FOSDEM for the first time. This offered us an opportunity to engage with the open source community at the conference, share our insights, and learn from the vast pool of knowledge that FOSDEM brings together.
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FOSDEM, short for Free and Open Source Software Developers’ European Meeting, is an event that brings together thousands of open source developers, enthusiasts, and professionals from around the world. It’s a festival of knowledge, with workshops, talks, and sessions covering a myriad of topics from software development and security to hardware innovation and beyond.
We are thrilled to announce our upcoming webinar, Writing Your First OpenSSL Application.
This webinar is designed to take you from an understanding of basic cryptography concepts to writing your first secure application using OpenSSL. It’s the perfect starting point for anyone looking to dive into the world of secure application development. Here’s what we’ll cover:
By the end of this presentation, the audience should be able to match their application needs to OpenSSL library features, find documentation to explain how to leverage those features, create applications using OpenSSL, and learn how to detect and understand errors that may arise.
The Alpha release of OpenSSL 3.3 is now live. This release is in accordance with our adoption of biannual time-based releases. As this is an alpha release, it is intended for development and testing purposes. It represents the first step in our planned release of OpenSSL 3.3. To view the full 3.3 release schedule please refer to this blog.
OpenSSL 3.3 will feature the following new features:
No further features or API changes are planned for 3.3 beyond those listed above. We will not be accepting any additional features for 3.3; any unmerged feature PRs will now be considered for 3.4.
We are pleased to announce our schedule for the April release of OpenSSL 3.3. In accordance with our adoption of biannual time-based releases following the release of OpenSSL 3.2, this will be our first time-based release.
The release schedule is as follows:
An alpha of OpenSSL 3.3 will be made on 20 March 2024.
A beta of OpenSSL 3.3 will then be made on 29 March 2024.
The expected final release date for OpenSSL 3.3.0 is 10 April 2024. Backup release dates are 17 April 2024 and 24 April 2024.