VS Code/IBM Blockchain requires OpenSSL 1.0.2 Version

Question

I am having problems to find a OpenSSL Version 1.0.2 for a download in windows.

I installed IBM Blockchain extension in VS Code and I was only able to find/download OpenSSL 1.1.1, but it is requiered only the Verison 1.0.2.

How can I get the windows version vor OpenSSL 1.0.2? Any ideas? Thank you!

Answer 1

The solution that worked for me was downloading openssl version 1.0.2 (e.g. /openssl-1.0.2j-fips-x86_64/openssl-1.0.2j-fips-x86_64.zip) from https://sourceforge.net/projects/openssl/ . I just extracted the downloaded zip file and then renamed the folder from OpenSSL to OpenSSL-Win64 and moved it to C:\OpenSSL-Win64. It has to be in that specific folder (for windows 64) from what I understand as said here: Visual Studio Code does not recognize OpenSSL that is already installed [ibp-vscode-extension]

Answer 2

You can build from source, the README mentions which file contains the install instructions for each OS - https://github.com/openssl/openssl/tree/OpenSSL_1_0_2-stable

Alternatively you can find a binary (bearing in mind openSSL project doesn't distribute nor officially recommends any specific binary distribution) by clicking on the 'wiki' link here - https://www.openssl.org/community/binaries.html