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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' release? [LEGAL] Legal questions @@ -121,6 +122,12 @@ A number of Linux and *BSD distributions include OpenSSL. 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] ======================================================================= |