[Info-vax] OpenSSL CSWS-2.2-1

[Dave Froble]

On 3/14/2019 1:25 PM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> Den 2019-03-14 kl. 17:36, skrev Neil Rieck:
>> Everyone reading this already knows that HP (now HPE) used to provide
>> free updates for CSWS (a.k.a. Apache for OpenVMS) modules including SSL,
>> Java, PHP, etc. All of those web pages have been redirected to the
>> common OpenVMS landing page so I guess we can assume that those days are
>> over.
>>
>> However, life goes on and I just learned that all major browsers are
>> going to disable TLS-1.0 and TLS-1.1 sometime in 2020. Here are a few
>> links which shine more light on the announcement.
>>
>> https://www.zdnet.com/article/chrome-edge-ie-firefox-and-safari-to-disable-tls-1-0-and-tls-1-1-in-2020/
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.cso.com.au/article/648261/tls-1-0-1-1-will-disabled-edge-ie-chrome-firefox-safari-2020/
>>
>>
>>
>> https://blog.pcisecuritystandards.org/are-you-ready-for-30-june-2018-sayin-goodbye-to-ssl-early-tls
>>
>>
>>  Now 2020 seems a long way off but web developers at my employer's
>> company are already seeing TLS-1.0 and TLS-1.1 warnings in the AJAX much
>> transport associated with "Developer Tools" in Chrome v73 so I suggest
>> that anyone with an OpenVMS support contract at HPE contact them for
>> support (previously they just send out a new version of file
>> "mod_ssl.exe"). I just filed a support request with them this morning.
>>
>> Neil Rieck Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. http://neilrieck.net
>>
>
> Not that it helps CSWS much, but WASD got OpenSSL 1.1.1 (incl. TLS 1.3)
> pre-support in May 2017 and the SSL 1.1.1 kit is from Nov 2018.
>
> https://wasd.vsm.com.au/wasd_root/doc/misc/changes.html
> https://wasd.vsm.com.au/wasd/
>
>
>

Makes me wonder.  How difficult is it to move existing stuff from Apache 
to WASD?

Of course, then, there is the problem of employees who figure it's the 
employer's job to keep their resumes up to date and looking good.

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