OpenSSL version 3.0.0-alpha8 published

Thu Nov 5 14:34:17 UTC 2020

   OpenSSL 3.0 is currently in alpha.

   OpenSSL 3.0 alpha 8 has now been made available.

   Note: This OpenSSL pre-release has been provided for testing ONLY.
   It should NOT be used for security critical purposes.

   Specific notes on upgrading to OpenSSL 3.0 from previous versions, as well
   as known issues are available on the OpenSSL Wiki, here:

        https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/OpenSSL_3.0

   The alpha release is available for download via HTTPS and FTP from the
   following master locations (you can find the various FTP mirrors under
   https://www.openssl.org/source/mirror.html):

     * https://www.openssl.org/source/
     * ftp://ftp.openssl.org/source/

   The distribution file name is:

    o openssl-3.0.0-alpha8.tar.gz
      Size: 14011376
      SHA1 checksum:  a6063ebb15b4e600b60fbb50b3102c6f2e3438ff
      SHA256 checksum:  a6c7b618a6a37cf0cebbc583b49e6d22d86e2d777e60173433eada074c32eea4

   The checksums were calculated using the following commands:

    openssl sha1 openssl-3.0.0-alpha8.tar.gz
    openssl sha256 openssl-3.0.0-alpha8.tar.gz

   Please download and check this alpha release as soon as possible.
   To report a bug, open an issue on GitHub:

    https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues

   Please check the release notes and mailing lists to avoid duplicate
   reports of known issues. (Of course, the source is also available
   on GitHub.)

   Yours,

   The OpenSSL Project Team.