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List:       openssl-users
Subject:    Re: How to enable null cipher in openssl library build config?
From:       Victor Duchovni <Victor.Duchovni () morganstanley ! com>
Date:       2010-03-18 4:39:09
Message-ID: 20100318043909.GV6624 () np305c2n2 ! ms ! com
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On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 08:49:54AM +0530, Vishal Rao wrote:

> Hello openssl-users,
> 
> I am trying to have eNULL (null cipher) enabled while compiling
> openssl from source.

It is always enabled, no special compilation flags required.

> I finally just edited SSL_DEFAULT_CIPHER_LIST in ssl.h to get it working
> for me.
> 
> Is there a more correct/direct way to get this enabled? What would be the
> correct configure/build options to enable the null cipher while compiling?

Applications have to enable NULL ciphers explicitly at runtime. Do not
recompile with a broken DEFAULT cipher list, just configure applications
that know what they are doing to use NULL ciphers by specifying a
suitable cipherlist.

-- 
	Viktor.
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