OpenSSL 1.1.1 life cycle officially ends, officials urge users to "take the necessary action" to get the latest support

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens Alejandro86 and soft media users 1520111 for their clue delivery! CTOnews.com Sept. 12, OpenSSL 1.1.1 Life cycle (EOL) officially ended on September 11, after CTOnews.com reported that an official warning was issued in June this year to urge users to upgrade.

▲ Picture Source OpenSSL blog OpenSSL is a widely used open source suite that applications can use for secure communication. Its 1.1.1 version was originally released in September 2018, and officially provides five years of update and maintenance for each long-supported version, and OpenSSL 1.1.1 support has now officially ended.

Officially, users are advised to upgrade to OpenSSL 3.x, a long-term version of OpenSSL 3.0 with a life cycle up to September 7, 2026.

OpenSSL 3.0 has many major changes over the previous version and is not fully compatible with the previous version. 3.X changes over older versions include the addition of Federal Information processing Standards (FIPS), the use of Apache License 2.0 open source licenses, and the abandonment of many older API.

Officials have previously said that most software that uses OpenSSL 1.1.1 only needs to be recompiled to work properly, but developers will see many compilation warnings that API has been deprecated. Before the end of the OpenSSL 1.1.1 life cycle, users need to take the necessary action to ensure official support and security.

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OpenSSL 1.1.1 End of Life