Using OpenSSL from ports

Is there any real advantage to installing 'openssl'
from ports rather than using the version installed in
the base system? Other than the fact that the port
version is slightly newer, is there any other major
difference?

Also, if I did install the port version, how would I
insure that applications would use it as opposed to to
the version in the base system?

Thanks!

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White Hat wrote:
> Is there any real advantage to installing 'openssl'
> from ports rather than using the version installed in
> the base system? Other than the fact that the port
> version is slightly newer, is there any other major
> difference?

For RELENG_6 and earlier, you will need the ports version
of openssl in order to use rsa-sha256.  Some ported
software
needs that (eg. mail/dkim-milter).  Otherwise there isn't
any great advantage either way.  RELENG_7 and above are
close to up-to-date already (version 0.9.8e rather than
0.9.8f) and support all the latest ciphers.

> Also, if I did install the port version, how would I
> insure that applications would use it as opposed to to
> the version in the base system?

Put:

WITH_OPENSSL_PORT=      yes

into /etc/make.conf

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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