Thanks Rafiq and Jason, I did run the "openssl dgst -sha256 <filename>" command, and it didnt complain ! So I know at least the simple sha-256 hashing operation is supported in openssl 0.9.8g. Just wasn't sure if it was also fully supported in the context of certificate verification, etc. Sounds like it is... I also need to make sure SHA-256 will work with SSH and SFTP on my machine. So was reading up some OPENSSH posts online. And came across this. Any thoughts ? Thanks a lot To implement the SHA256 support in OpenSSH, the platform must support libcSHA256 or OpenSSLEVP_sha256 SHA256 KEX.
________________________________ From: owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org [mailto:owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org] On Behalf Of Rafiqul Ahsan Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:13 PM To: openssl-users@openssl.org Cc: openssl-...@openssl.org Subject: Re: OpenSSL server problems Yes, openssl 098g supports SHA256. I built Freeradius 1.1.7 with openssl 098g, and we have been using EAP-TLS with SHA256 signed certs for quite sometimes. Thanks On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Hasan Rezaul-CHR010 <chr...@motorola.com> wrote: Hi All, I am somewhat of a newbie to openssl, so apologize in advance for my ignorance :-) I have openssl version 0.9.8g on my custom Linux 2.6.27 distro. I need to make sure that SHA-2 (specifically SHA-256 algorithm) is supported with this version of openssl. The sha-256 algorithm will be used during IPSec link establishment, Certificates Verification, and for general TLS/SSL Cipher suites. From the quick online reading, I am getting mixed messages of whether sha-2 algorithms (specifically sha-256) is truly supported or not ?!? Supposedly things might still be hard-coded to sha-1 even when sha-2 algorithms are 'supported' ?... 1. Would you kindly clarify if openssl version 0.9.8g does infact meet my needs ? That is, does it in fact support sha-256 to be used in IPSec, Certificate verification, and general TLS/SSL. 2. If 0.9.8g is not adequate, what version of openssl does infact support my needs described above ? Thanks soo much in advance. ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org <http://www.openssl.org/> User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org -- Rafiqul Ahsan