openssl Getting started with openssl Build and Install openssl on Linux/Unix Systems

Example

Overview

These instructions are for acquiring, building, and installing openssl from source. Openssl is usually included in package managers as well.

Resources

https://github.com/openssl/openssl

Dependencies

• make
• perl 5
• gcc/clang
• git

Dependencies can be installed through a package manager such as apt, dnf, or brew.

Steps

$ cd ~/path/to/projects
$ git clone https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git
$ cd openssl
$ ./config
$ make
$ make test
$ sudo make install

By default, openssl will be installed to /usr/local.

Verify

$ openssl --version

You now have a default build of openssl installed to your machine.