[openssl-users] OpenSSL Release Strategy and Blog

[Richard Moore]

What I'd find useful would be a branch for me to test with so that I can
let you know areas where we're having to get into the guts of an openssl
structure right now that will be opaque in future. IIRC last time I tried
using the define to minimise the exposed api (I forget what it was called)
there were some parts of the Qt code that could not be implemented.

Note that I think the goal of minimising the exposed api rather than having
people using the implementation details is a good thing long term, despite
the fact I'm sure it'll cause me short term pain maintaining code using
openssl.

Cheers

Rich.


On 24 December 2014 at 21:55, Dr. Stephen Henson <steve at openssl.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 24, 2014, Ken Goldman wrote:
>
> > >Version 1.1.0 will (moderately) break source compatibility (for example
> we will make most structures opaque etc).
> >
> > I as a user, I have two points of concern"
> >
> > 1 - Will the RSA structure be opaque?  I have a continuing need to
> > construct an RSA structure from binary arrays of public and private
> > key parts and vice versa.
> >
> > Will I lose that?
> >
>
> RSA is something which most probably will be opaque along with DSA, DH and
> the associated methods.
>
> So you wont be able to access the structure directly. However I think it is
> pretty certain there will be new utility functions to access the public and
> private key components of RSA (and DSA, DH) structures.
>
> The reason I say that is that you need that functionality to make ENGINE
> work.
>
> Steve.
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