The status of OpenSSL 4.0 support in syslog-ng
OpenSSL 4.0 was released just over a month ago. So, how is its support progressing in syslog-ng? Well, Git master already supports it, and the patch is easy to backport to earlier releases. At the same time, version 4.12 will support OpenSSL 4.0 out of the box.
A month ago, someone from Gentoo Linux reached out to the syslog-ng team about OpenSSL 4.0 support. I asked the community about their expectations, knowing that version 4.0 is not an LTS version. However, I quickly learned that all major distros were preparing to use it in their rolling development versions. A few days later, we also received hints on how to add support for it in syslog-ng. And thus, a PR was born, which is now merged into syslog-ng git master.
What does this mean for you?
- If you need OpenSSL 4.0 support RIGHT NOW using a RELEASED syslog-ng version, then use syslog-ng 4.11 and the related pull request from https://github.com/syslog-ng/syslog-ng/pull/5688
- Use the latest syslog-ng git snapshot, as the above PR is already merged.
- Wait a few more weeks, as syslog-ng 4.12 will be released soon with OpenSSL 4.0 support.
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Originally published at https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/the-status-of-openssl-4-0-support-in-syslog-ng