ANSWERED Eddie still using insecure openssl version?

[Air4141841 23]

When will the Eddie client receive the newer openssl 3* ?


https://www.openssl.org/source/

states 1.1.1 should not be used 

[Staff 9771]

39 minutes ago, Air4141841 said:

When will the Eddie client receive the newer openssl 3* ?


https://www.openssl.org/source/

states 1.1.1 should not be used 

Hello!

Eddie is not linked against any OpenSSL library. It's OpenVPN the program linked against some TSL library, which is in most cases OpenSSL, and that depends on your system. Eddie Windows and Mac edition include a ready to use OpenVPN binary linked against OpenSSL and this binary is updated on each new version, but you can update it by yourself. You can also tell Eddie to start a specific OpenVPN binary in your system.

WireGuard does not use any external TLS library, so if you have Eddie connection mode set to WireGuard you can ignore OpenSSL.

Kind regards
 

[Air4141841 23]

I guess I still do not follow.   when the troubleshooting forum posts list Eddie logs 
so Eddie is bundled with the same version of openvpn as the current servers are running 2.5.5? 
we would need to manually tell the program to use an updated version?    is there an article written with these instructions I can review so I can better understand? 

here are the connection logs to Airvpn with my updated router:
 

openvpn_client5

OpenVPN 2.6.10 amd64-portbld-freebsd13.2 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [PKCS11] [MH/RECVDA] [AEAD]

openvpn_client5

library versions: OpenSSL 3.0.13 30 Jan 2024, LZO 2.10

[Staff 9771]

1 hour ago, Air4141841 said:

guess I still do not follow.   when the troubleshooting forum posts list Eddie logs 
so Eddie is bundled with the same version of openvpn as the current servers are running 2.5.5? 
we would need to manually tell the program to use an updated version?    is there an article written with these instructions I can review so I can better understand? 

Hello!

You can either use the OpenVPN version packaged with Eddie, Hummingbird, or another version, as you prefer.

To change OpenVPN version selected by Eddie, please install in your system the OpenVPN version you prefer; then, run Eddie and from its main window select "Preferences" > "Advanced". Beside the "OpenVPN custom path" field please click the file requester symbol to navigate through your file system and choose the proper OpenVPN binary file. Finally click "Save". Alternatively just type in the field the binary name with the complete, absolute path, and click "Save".

Kind regards