OpenSSL Communities

Communities

The “Communities” group refers to the full range of stakeholders contributing to OpenSSL, including academic researchers, project committers, distribution maintainers, individual contributors, and both large and small businesses. These constituencies collaboratively influence the direction, implementation, and adoption of projects managed by the OpenSSL Foundation and the OpenSSL Corporation.

Each community draws on its domain expertise to support the OpenSSL Mission: "We believe everyone should have access to security and privacy tools, whoever they are, wherever they are or whatever their personal beliefs are, as a fundamental human right."

Governance models, expectations, and interaction rules within each community are designed to evolve organically over time. Adjustments are guided by ongoing collaboration and the distinct priorities of each group.


Academics | Committers | Distributions | Individuals | Large Businesses | Small Businesses


OpenSSL Corporation: 💼 Business Advisory (BAC), 🛠️ Technical Advisory (TAC)

OpenSSL Foundation: 💼 Business Advisory (BAC), 🛠️ Technical Advisory (TAC)


General Discussion

Anton Arapov
How do I nominate a candidate (including myself) to an Advisory Committee?
0 repliesLast active January 18th, 2026 20:16
Jon Ericson
Foundation Election Guide
0 repliesLast active December 9th, 2025 00:38
Jon Ericson
General Discussion group on the OpenSSL communities site
8 repliesLast active August 25th, 2025 20:08
Anton Arapov
What are OpenSSL Communities?
0 repliesLast active July 22nd, 2025 13:02
Dmitry Belyavsky
OpenSSL Open hours - how could it work
6 repliesLast active May 23rd, 2025 13:40
Kajal Sapkota
Nomination Deadline Extended: Technical Advisory Committees
0 repliesLast active April 14th, 2025 15:47
Hana Andersen
Do Not Miss Our Technical Advisory Committee Q&A Sessions - Get Involved! 
0 repliesLast active March 20th, 2025 15:58
Anton Arapov
How do I nominate someone to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)?
0 repliesLast active March 17th, 2025 10:40
Hana Andersen
Nominations Open - Join Us in Forming the Technical Advisory Committees (TACs)
0 repliesLast active March 14th, 2025 14:33
Jon Ericson
OpenSSL Foundation Board of Directors election results
0 repliesLast active March 11th, 2025 17:30
Hana Andersen
OpenSSL Corporation Board of Directors Election Results
0 repliesLast active March 5th, 2025 08:24
Anton Arapov
What is the Technical Advisory Committee?
0 repliesLast active February 21st, 2025 14:21
Jitka Biolkova
OpenSSL Corporation Annual Report 2024
0 repliesLast active February 20th, 2025 08:58
Anton Arapov
Seeking Community Input: Open or Secret Ballot for TAC Elections?
11 repliesLast active February 17th, 2025 08:55
Hana Andersen
Election Guide
0 repliesLast active December 5th, 2024 20:15
Anton Arapov
How do I nominate someone to the Business Advisory Committee (BAC)?
0 repliesLast active October 30th, 2024 08:57
Anton Arapov
How to join a Community?
0 repliesLast active October 24th, 2024 08:36
Anton Arapov
What is the Business Advisory Committee?
0 repliesLast active October 24th, 2024 05:37