5/31/2023 0 Comments Openssl versions![]() The first thing to do is to check what version is installed: $ openssl version While I cannot see any reason this procedure should not work on Ubuntu 16.04 (if you do please let me know), it was not tested. I assume the reader is familiar with bash commands and, of course, the update will be on a Ubuntu 20.04 or 18.04 box. In this story I will guide the reader on how to proceed with this update without breaking any interoperability with existing applications that depends on OpenSSL. ![]() At this moment OpenSSL 1.1.1 series’ latest version is ‘1.1.1g’ shipped on Aug 6th. Ubuntu 20.04.1 (the latest 20.04 update as of September 2020) comes with “OpenSSL 1.1.1 ” installed and Ubuntu 18.04.03 (the latest 18.04 update as of August 2019) comes with “OpenSSL 1.1.1 ” shipped. This is specially true not only due to the role it plays in issuing certificates, but also after the lessons learned with Heartbleed. If you use SSL/TLS protocol in your application, or you are about to doing it, recommendation is to keep OpenSSL updated. ![]() While these changes are reflected in the commands, the pictures illustrating the results of these commands remain unaltered. changing the letter ‘c’ in the original version to the letter ‘g’ in the commands of the updated one. Basically the only thing I changed in this story was the letter that references OpenSSL 1.1.1 series, i.e. Since then Ubuntu 20.04 was released and OpenSSL newest version was published on August 6th 2020. Updating OpenSSL latest and greatest version in Ubuntu 20.04 and 18.04Ī year has passed since I published this story.
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