install openssl

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install openssl

Is there a step by step process to install latest version of openssl. I am using OS 10.8.5 on a Mac Mini, current version is OpenSSL 0.9.8y 5 Feb 2013.

This is not a server version.

Posted on Jun 19, 2014 7:32 AM

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Answer 1

Jun 19, 2014 9:34 AM in response to craig from PA

Thank you Illaass.

The Top Link had helped me. After getting it to install I did not have Path correctly. I was able to get to work on MacBook Pro but need to install xcode for make command on MacMini to try and repeat the process. Don't know if there is an easier way to get command line tools though.

Also found this link useful: http://mac-dev-env.patrickbougie.com/openssl/.

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Answer 2

Jun 21, 2014 5:10 AM in response to craig from PA

There are I believe three different ways to get the xcode command line tools installed.

Download and install the full XCode package either from the App store (free) or from the Apple Developer portal (requires developer account), then in XCode tell it to download and install the command line tools
Download only the command line tools installer from the Apple Developer portal (requires developer account)
Trigger an automated install in Terminal

For options 1 and 2 see the following http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/XE4/en/Installing_the_Xcode_Command_Lin e_Tools_on_a_Mac

For option 3 see the following http://osxdaily.com/2014/02/12/install-command-line-tools-mac-os-x/

I am not sure why you are installing a (newer) version of OpenSSL on a Mac. If this is with regards to the recent HeartBleed security problem then no Mac has ever had a version that is vulnerable to this issue. Ironically in this case it is precisely because the version Apple includes is out-of-date that it does not have this problem.

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