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| author | Lutz Jänicke <jaenicke@openssl.org> | 2001-07-11 15:51:13 +0000 |
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| committer | Lutz Jänicke <jaenicke@openssl.org> | 2001-07-11 15:51:13 +0000 |
| commit | 04d9784d17e670be4217451a0ee9f55c67a7d55c (patch) | |
| tree | 569fba59eeb5ea92b5a17c0f31a0bf792f3ecd0e /FAQ | |
| parent | bcfca923d40b5e2de9ce9d02a5ee1fd112293b99 (diff) | |
What is an '-engine' version?
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@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ OpenSSL - Frequently Asked Questions * How can I contact the OpenSSL developers? * Where can I get a compiled version of OpenSSL? * Why aren't tools like 'autoconf' and 'libtool' used? +* What is an 'engine' version? [LEGAL] Legal questions @@ -122,6 +123,14 @@ autoconf will probably be used in future OpenSSL versions. If it was less Unix-centric, it might have been used much earlier. +* What is an '-engine' version? + +With version 0.9.6 OpenSSL was extended to interface to external crypto +hardware. This was realized in a special release '0.9.6-engine'. With +version 0.9.7 the changes were merged into the main development line, +so that the special release is no longer necessary. + + [LEGAL] ======================================================================= * Do I need patent licenses to use OpenSSL? |