Note that you must make sure you are using the correct PATH to reach the latest OpenSSL installation. If you need to see what OpenSSL release you are using, you can use the 'version' argument. To install the OpenSSL toolkit and library on your Mac, you must open the Terminal application, go to the OpenSSL source folder, and follow the instructions from the INSTALL file included in the archive.įor short, you must run the './config', 'make', 'make test', and 'make install' commands, and then type openssl in the Terminal. Deploy the OpenSSL toolkit via the command line Note that OpenSSL is officially available only as source, so you must manually compile and install the software on your Mac.
OpenSSL provides support for the TLS and SSL protocols and also includes various tools used in cryptography.
