On 2023-01-17 at 09:33, Shaheena Kazi wrote: > Hello Team, > > We are using Debian 11 with OpenSSL 1.1.1n > As OpenSSL 1.1.1 series is going EOL on 11th September 2023. > > We would like to know if Debian is planning to add OpenSSL 3.0 support on > Debian 11 any time soon.
While I have no special inside knowledge on the subject: Debian 11 is, from what I understand, the current stable release. It is unlikely that such an important package would be updated from one major version to another within a stable release. It's not entirely impossible, e,g, via the stable-security repository, but I would not expect it to happen. However, we are apparently currently approaching the freeze date for preparing the next stable release of Debian, which would presumably be Debian 12. Current Debian testing (which will, following the polishing process during the freeze period, be released as the new stable) includes OpenSSL 3.x, so it is nearly certain that that will be included in the next stable release. The length of the freeze period varies depending on how long it takes for things to become ready to release, but my understanding is that it will typically be four to six months. Given that 2023-09-11 is a little less than eight months away, I think that there should be a new stable release - including OpenSSL 3.x - out before that happens. However, you probably won't be able to update to that version while remaining on Debian 11; you will probably need to update to Debian 12 in order to get it. -- The Wanderer The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
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