openssl OpenSSL 1.1.0 Is Out

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OpenSSL 1.1.0 Is Out

 

A new release of the OpenSSL encryption library is out.

 

Among the three dozen major changes in the OpenSSL 1.1.0 release are a new Threading API, the removal by default of the Heartbeat extension, and IPv6 support for BIO networking.

 

Security and cryptography experts are hailing the update:

 

The latest OpenSSL release notes really make me happy. It removes old/insecure stuff and added modern crypto: https://t.co/44xyluC5ht

 

— Oscar Koeroo (@okoeroo) August 25, 2016

 

OpenSSL 1.1.0 is a major refactor: IPv6, EVP, Bignum, core structs, state machine, negotiation. Adds CCM, OCB, ChaCha/Poly, scrypt, BLAKE2.

 

— Kenn White (@kennwhite) August 25, 2016

 

The update also removes a number of older components from OpenSSL.

 

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