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Re: libressl status



Edgar Fuß <ef%math.uni-bonn.de@localhost> writes:

>> A third perspective is that FreeBSD seems to be moving towards hiding
>> the base openssl so that only base system programs can use it, leaving
>> all ports to use openssl from ports.  The point is to enable updating
>> base openssl while only considering impacts on the programs in base.
>> So this is essentiall two openssl installs with different prefixes.
> The downside of this approach is that it renders nss_ldap and pam-ldap 
> unusuable. If your (base) sshd is linked against base libcrypto and then 
> pulls in nss_ldap/pam-ldap, openldap-client and openssl, all from pkgsrc, 
> you have one binary with two libcrypto's, making sshd crash.
>
> Sure, you can avoid that hassle by using nslcd (hint: pkg/49804).

Good point.  I wonder if FreeBSD will static link to avoid that.

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