Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:02:33 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: White Hat <pigskin_referee@yahoo.com> Cc: FreeBSD Users Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Using OpenSSL from ports Message-ID: <471EDFF9.9070205@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <140449.26446.qm@web34409.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <140449.26446.qm@web34409.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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White Hat wrote:
> Is there any real advantage to installing 'openssl'
> from ports rather than using the version installed in
> the base system? Other than the fact that the port
> version is slightly newer, is there any other major
> difference?
For RELENG_6 and earlier, you will need the ports version
of openssl in order to use rsa-sha256. Some ported software
needs that (eg. mail/dkim-milter). Otherwise there isn't
any great advantage either way. RELENG_7 and above are
close to up-to-date already (version 0.9.8e rather than
0.9.8f) and support all the latest ciphers.
> Also, if I did install the port version, how would I
> insure that applications would use it as opposed to to
> the version in the base system?
Put:
WITH_OPENSSL_PORT= yes
into /etc/make.conf
Cheers,
Matthew
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Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
Flat 3
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate
Kent, CT11 9PW
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