Nginx + LibreSSL - a first test

mex nginx-forum at nginx.us
Mon Jul 14 12:30:00 UTC 2014


> 
> Just a quick comment: OpenSSL's libs under ".openssl/" isn't a 
> result of OpenSSL's behaviour, but rather a result of "make 
> install" nginx calls (and the ".openssl" install prefix it 
> instructs OpenSSL to use).
> 

maybe we can have a --with-libressl=/path/to/libressl 
or something more generic soon? i think
libressl/boringssl are here to stay 

> > # Summary
> > 
> > It works.
> > 
> > While it is not recommended to substitude OpenSSL with LibreSSL in
> this
> > early stage, i wanted to test if it is possible. And it is. There
> are no
> > functional or performance-issues, as far as i can test, and building
> nginx +
> > libressl is easy, once you figured out how to do it. The advantages
> of using
> > LibreSSL in the long run, from my point of view:
> > 
> > - cleaner code

> 
> Good luck! :)

mission accomplished, hehe :)


regards, 


mex

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