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The OpenSSL engineering team gathered at the Brno office
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★ Featured · PostTwo days at the booth.
19 JUN 2026FIELD REPORT

Two days at the booth.

The people who write and maintain the world’s most widely used cryptographic library left the commit log behind, set up a stand at DevConf.cz, and spent two days answering the community’s hardest questions in person.

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A wonderful day out — at the zoo.
13 JUN 2026COMMUNITY

A wonderful day out — at the zoo.

Sunshine, polar bears, a ribbon to cut, and a table buried in crayons. The company that secures most of the internet spent Saturday at Zoo Brno — and it was the best kind of family day out.

Five days in one room.
29 MAY 2026FIELD REPORT

Five days in one room.

The people who maintain the world’s most widely used cryptographic library closed their laptops, came to Brno, and spent a week at one table at the Corporation’s main office. A field letter on what the week was for.

Brno is a city of students
05 MAY 2026PARTNERSHIP

Brno is a city of students

Notes from Excel@FIT 2026, and the wider Brno partnership that brought us to a fourteenth-century monastery on a perfectly ordinary morning in May.

Goodbye, Arlington.
23 APR 2026ICMC26

Goodbye, Arlington.

Four days. A fresh 4.0 in hand, two talks at the podium, a Large Business Community convened for the first time, seventeen exhibitors in the hall.

The lattice, the ledger, the handshake.
22 APR 2026POST-QUANTUM

The lattice, the ledger, the handshake.

Tomáš Vávra walks the room through post-quantum cryptography in the OpenSSL Library — ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, three FIPS standards, fifteen interop providers.

The release, the room, the record.
21 APR 2026RELEASE

The release, the room, the record.

Tim Hudson takes OpenSSL 4.0 to ICMC — the release that finally put SSL in the rearview, retired the ENGINE API after twenty-six years.

Good Morning, Arlington — OpenSSL Corporation at ICMC26
20 APR 2026ICMC26 · DAY 0

Good Morning, Arlington — OpenSSL Corporation at ICMC26

A field report from the OpenSSL Corporation team — somewhere between a cloudy runway view, a very stubborn booth panel, and the oldest saloon in Washington.

Kedesh-Haven, February 2026: Strengthening Collaboration and Engagement
12 APR 2026PARTNERSHIP

Kedesh-Haven, February 2026: Strengthening Collaboration and Engagement

A week-long face-to-face meeting in Australia with Bouncy Castle and cryptlib — strategy, project insights, and stronger cross-project relationships.

GOVERNANCE
24 FEB 2026GOVERNANCE

Advisory Committees' Elections 2026: Results Announcement

The results of the 2026 Business and Technical Advisory Committees elections, following a three-week community voting period from February 2–20.

Cooperation with Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Brno
12 FEB 2026PARTNERSHIP

Cooperation with Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Brno

A new cooperation agreement with FI MU reinforcing secure and trustworthy cryptographic software, research, and education.

We Released Our Annual Report 2025
10 FEB 2026COMPANY

We Released Our Annual Report 2025

A year of targeted investment, expanded capacity, and increased engagement with the global OpenSSL community.

FOSDEM 2026: Connecting Security and the Open-Source Community
09 FEB 2026FOSDEM

FOSDEM 2026: Connecting Security and the Open-Source Community

On January 31 and February 1, the OpenSSL Corporation participated in FOSDEM 2026 in Brussels, Belgium, with over 8,000 hackers and developers.

Advisory Committees' Elections 2026: Voting Now Open
02 FEB 2026GOVERNANCE

Advisory Committees' Elections 2026: Voting Now Open

Voting for the 2026 Business and Technical Advisory Committees elections is now open.

GOVERNANCE
20 JAN 2026GOVERNANCE

OpenSSL Corporation Opens 2026 Advisory Committees' Elections — Shape the Future!

The OpenSSL Corporation opens the 2026 Business and Technical Advisory Committees' elections, inviting the community to help shape the project's direction.

GOVERNANCE
07 JAN 2026GOVERNANCE

Join a Q&A Webinar on the 2026 Advisory Committee Elections

An online Q&A webinar on the 2026 Advisory Committee elections — how they work, who can stand, and how to take part.

IETF 124 Montreal 2025
27 NOV 2025COMMUNITY

IETF 124 Montreal 2025

The OpenSSL Corporation at IETF 124 in Montreal — standards work and conversations across the protocol community.

OpenAlt Conference 2025
06 NOV 2025COMMUNITY

OpenAlt Conference 2025

The OpenSSL Corporation at OpenAlt 2025 in Brno — talks and community across the open-source scene.

CONFERENCE
23 OCT 2025CONFERENCE

We Celebrate the Success of the Inaugural OpenSSL Conference in Prague

The inaugural OpenSSL Conference, held in Prague on October 7–9, brought the full community together in person for the first time — over 400 participants from 30+ countries.

OpenSSL 3.5.4 submitted for FIPS 140-3 validation
09 OCT 2025FIPS

OpenSSL 3.5.4 submitted for FIPS 140-3 validation

Lightship Security and the OpenSSL Corporation announce the submission of OpenSSL 3.5.4 to the CMVP.

SECURITY
08 SEP 2025SECURITY

The OpenSSL Corporation Strengthens Code Signing Security with Entrust nShield HSMs

The OpenSSL Corporation strengthens code-signing security for OpenSSL Library releases with Entrust nShield HSMs.

Welcome Brno — Our Grand Opening Day
03 SEP 2025COMPANY

Welcome Brno — Our Grand Opening Day

The OpenSSL Corporation Celebrates New Office in Brno: A Hub for Innovation and Community.

Bears Welcomed! A New Chapter for ZOO Brno
05 AUG 2025COMMUNITY

Bears Welcomed! A New Chapter for ZOO Brno

The OpenSSL Corporation participated in the Grand Reopening of the new Beringia enclosure at ZOO Brno as general sponsor.

CONFERENCE
01 AUG 2025CONFERENCE

Early Bird Registration is Now Open for the OpenSSL Conference 2025

Early Bird registration opens for the inaugural OpenSSL Conference, taking place October 7–9, 2025, in Prague, Czech Republic.

COMPANY
24 JUL 2025COMPANY

Join the OpenSSL Corporation in Brno for the Grand Opening of Our New Office on August 20

The OpenSSL Corporation opens its new office in Brno, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.