openssl-version1ssl
Print openssl version information
Usage
openssl version
[-help]
[-a]
[-v]
[-b]
[-o]
[-f]
[-p]
[-d]
[-e]
[-m]
[-r]
[-c]
[-w]
Overview
This command is used to print out version information about OpenSSL.
Options
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-help -
Print out a usage message.
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-a -
All information, this is the same as setting all the other flags.
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-v -
The current OpenSSL version.
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-b -
The date the current version of OpenSSL was built.
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-o -
Option information: various options set when the library was built.
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-f -
Compilation flags.
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-p -
Platform setting.
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-d -
OPENSSLDIR setting.
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-e -
ENGINESDIR settings.
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-m -
MODULESDIR settings.
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-r -
The random number generator source settings.
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-c -
The OpenSSL CPU settings info.
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-w -
The OpenSSL
OSSL_WINCTXbuild time variable, if set. Used for computing Windows registry key names. This option is unavailable on non-Windows platforms.
Notes
The output of "openssl version -a" would typically be used when sending in a bug report.
Releases
6 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 5 times.
-c since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-m since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-r since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-w since Debian 13 (Trixie).