Re: [cobalt-users] opensll - static and dynamic linking

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 5 Aug 2002, cobalt raq4 wrote:

> I have updated our openssl for dynamically linked apps such as stunnel on
> our box. I have been doing my homework and would dearly like some
> verification from one of the guru's out there that the following is correct.
>
> OpenSSH and Apache = Statically linked, therefore these need recompiling
> from new versions which include the OpenSSL libaries.
>
> Stunnel etc = Dynamically linked, these use the version of OpenSSL currently
> on the box.
>
> What I want to verify is:
> Now i have updated OpenSSH to 'openssl-0.9.6e' this secures my stunnel as
> the dynamic links are to a safe version of OpenSSH.
>

You have to upgrade openssl as the OpenSSH package is static linked to
openssl-0.9.6e, and stunnel is dynamic linked

ssh into your RaQ and issue
[admin admin]$ openssl
OpenSSL> version
OpenSSL 0.9.6e 30 Jul 2002
OpenSSL> quit

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