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OpenSSL 4.0 Alpha Released - Open for Community Feedback

Shubham KumarShubham Kumar Tue 10 Mar 2026 4:27PMPublicSeen by 21

The OpenSSL 4.0 Alpha has been released today.

You can check all the changes here:
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/releases/tag/openssl-4.0.0-alpha1

If you’ve had a chance to try it, we can greatly benefit from your early feedback:

  • How does this release impact your current workflows or projects?

  • Have you noticed any regressions, bugs, or unexpected behavior?

  • Are there any issues that should be prioritized before the beta release?

Early testing and feedback are important at this stage, so please share your experiences, observations, or concerns with the release.

Looking forward to hearing the academic community’s thoughts.