How is OpenSSL related to OpenSSH?

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Is OpenSSH using OpenSSL to encrypt traffic? Or something else?

This is not strictly a duplicate, however this earlier question is probably relevant to help explain the concepts. security.stackexchange.com/questions/1599/… — user185, Apr 29 '11 at 23:01

Bruno Rohée · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-28 23:16:11Z

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OpenSSH is a program depending on OpenSSL the library, specifically OpenSSH uses the libcrypto part of OpenSSL.

answered Apr 28 '11 at 23:16

Bruno Rohée

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It's worth mentioning that OpenSSH does not use the TLS protocol thats used for HTTPS etc. OpenSSH uses some of the OpenSSL cryptographic primatives. – JasperWallace Apr 22 '14 at 8:04

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Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心996ICU六四事件 · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-22 06:18:05Z

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OpenSSH can be compiled without OpenSSL since 2014:

The author stated that this was in the making for a long time, but Heartbleed was likely the last straw.

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