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.Dd $Mdocdate: June 6 2019 $
.Dt OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER ,
.Nm LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER ,
.Nm LIBRESSL_VERSION_TEXT ,
.Nm OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT ,
.Nm OpenSSL_version_num ,
.Nm OpenSSL_version ,
.Nm SSLeay ,
.Nm SSLeay_version
.Nd get OpenSSL version number
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In openssl/opensslv.h
.Fd #define OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER 0x020000000L
.Fd #define LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER 0x02nnnn00fL
.Fd #define LIBRESSL_VERSION_TEXT \(dqLibreSSL 2.n.n\(dq
.Fd #define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT LIBRESSL_VERSION_TEXT
.In openssl/crypto.h
.Ft unsigned long
.Fn OpenSSL_version_num void
.Ft const char *
.Fo OpenSSL_version
.Fa "int t"
.Fc
.Ft long
.Fn SSLeay void
.Ft const char *
.Fo SSLeay_version
.Fa "int t"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Dv OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER
and
.Dv LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER
are numeric release version identifiers.
The first two digits contain the major release number,
the third and fourth digits the minor release number,
and the fifth and sixth digits the fix release number.
For OpenSSL, the seventh and eight digits contain the patch release number
and the final digit is 0 for development, 1 to e for betas 1 to 14, or f
for release.
For LibreSSL,
.Dv OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER
is always 0x020000000,
and
.Dv LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER
always ends with 00f.
.Pp
For example:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER:
0x000906000 == 0.9.6 dev
0x000906023 == 0.9.6b beta 3
0x00090605f == 0.9.6e release
0x020000000 == 2.0.0 for any version of LibreSSL

LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER:
0x02070000f == LibreSSL 2.7.0
.Ed
.Pp
OpenSSL versions prior to 0.9.3 had identifiers < 0x0930.
For versions between 0.9.3 and 0.9.5,
the seventh digit was 1 for release and 0 otherwise,
and the eighth and ninth digits were the patch release number.
.Pp
For example:
.Bd -literal
0x000904100 == 0.9.4 release
0x000905000 == 0.9.5 dev
.Ed
.Pp
OpenSSL version 0.9.5a had an interim interpretation that is like the current
one, except the patch level got the highest bit set, to keep continuity.
The number was therefore 0x0090581f.
.Pp
.Fn OpenSSL_version_num
returns
.Dv OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER .
.Pp
.Fn OpenSSL_version
returns different strings depending on
.Fa t :
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Dv OPENSSL_VERSION
The text variant of the version number,
.Dv OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT .
For OpenSSL, it includes the release date, for example
.Qq OpenSSL 0.9.5a 1 Apr 2000 .
For LibreSSL,
.Dv LIBRESSL_VERSION_TEXT
is returned.
.It Dv OPENSSL_CFLAGS
The compiler flags set for the compilation process in the form
.Qq compiler: ...
if available or
.Qq compiler: information not available
otherwise.
LibreSSL never provides compiler information.
.It Dv OPENSSL_BUILT_ON
The date of the build process in the form
.Qq built on: ...
if available or
.Qq built on: date not available
otherwise.
LibreSSL never provides information on the build date.
.It Dv OPENSSL_PLATFORM
The Configure target of the library build in the form
.Qq platform: ...
if available or
.Qq platform: information not available
otherwise.
LibreSSL never provides platform information.
.It Dv OPENSSL_DIR
The
.Dv OPENSSLDIR
setting of the library build in the form
.Qq OPENSSLDIR: Qq ...
if available or
.Qq OPENSSLDIR: N/A
otherwise.
For LibreSSL, the default is
.Qq OPENSSLDIR: Qq /etc/ssl .
.It Dv OPENSSL_ENGINES_DIR
The
.Dv ENGINESDIR
setting of the library build in the form
.Qq ENGINESDIR: Qq ...
if available or
.Qq ENGINESDIR: N/A
otherwise.
LibreSSL never provides or uses an
.Dv ENGINESDIR .
.El
.Pp
For an unknown
.Fa t ,
the text
.Qq not available
is returned.
.Pp
For backward compatibility,
.Dv SSLEAY_VERSION_NUMBER
is an alias for
.Dv OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER
and
.Fn SSLeay
for
.Dv OpenSSL_version_num .
The legacy function
.Fn SSLeay_version
is similar to
.Fn OpenSSL_version
except that it takes arguments
.Dv SSLEAY_VERSION ,
.Dv SSLEAY_CFLAGS ,
.Dv SSLEAY_BUILT_ON ,
.Dv SSLEAY_PLATFORM ,
and
.Dv SSLEAY_DIR
which expand to
.Em other
numerical values than the corresponding
.Dv OPENSSL_*
macros.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Fn OpenSSL_version_num
and
.Fn SSLeay
return a constant version number.
.Pp
.Fn OpenSSL_version
and
.Fn SSLeay_version
return pointers to static strings.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr crypto 3 ,
.Xr OPENSSL_config 3
.Sh HISTORY
.Fn SSLeay ,
.Fn SSLeay_version ,
and
.Dv SSLEAY_VERSION_NUMBER
first appeared in SSLeay 0.6.0 and have been available since
.Ox 2.4 .
.Pp
.Dv OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER
first appeared in the first OpenSSL release, OpenSSL 0.9.1c,
and has been available since
.Ox 2.6 .
.Pp
.Dv SSLEAY_DIR
first appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.7 and have been available since
.Ox 3.2 .
.Pp
.Dv LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER
first appeared in LibreSSL 2.0.0 and
.Ox 5.6
and got its final format in LibreSSL 2.3.2 and
.Ox 5.9 .
.Dv LIBRESSL_VERSION_TEXT
first appeared in LibreSSL 2.2.2 and
.Ox 5.8 .
.Pp
.Fn OpenSSL_version_num
and
.Fn OpenSSL_version
first appeared in OpenSSL 1.1.0
and have been available since LibreSSL 2.7.1 and
.Ox 6.3 .