Updating the openSSL.exe on the IRCd Server

fluid · Post by **fluid** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 5:05 am

Hi again:

I notice Unreal IRCD Version 3.2.3 is using OpenSSL 0.9.7e

I see OpenSSL 0.9.7f just came out.

What would be the easiest way to update the openssl..on the ircd server.

Thanks-

Ron2K · Post by **Ron2K** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 7:28 am

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but...

You'll have to compile OpenSSL, and then recompile UnrealIRCd with the new OpenSSL version. Read doc/compiling_win32.txt to find out how to do this.

(I haven't tried compiling OpenSSL and then simply replacing the old DLLs with the new ones. But that's something that I wouldn't recommend doing; somehow I don't think that it would work.)

fluid · Post by **fluid** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 8:51 am

Yea i was thinking about installing openssl into a folder, then just dropping the .exe and the appropriate DLL's in the unreal folder, then just rebooting the server, but I dont think it would work, but then i say why wouldnt it?? Thats why i ask...

Gotta keep up to date with it or else 0day bugs are open and we dont want that do we

codemastr · Post by **codemastr** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 3:33 pm

fluid wrote:Yea i was thinking about installing openssl into a folder, then just dropping the .exe and the appropriate DLL's in the unreal folder, then just rebooting the server, but I dont think it would work, but then i say why wouldnt it?? Thats why i ask...

It depends on whether it claims to be ABI compatible with 0.9.7e. If it is, then you can just place the DLLs there, if it isn't, you need to recompile.