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We announce the results of the Advisory Committees’ Elections. Following a three-week voting period held from February 2–20, 2026 (UTC), community members across the Academics, Committers, and Large Businesses communities have selected their representatives for the upcoming term.
We are pleased to announce a new cooperation agreement with the Faculty of Informatics at Masaryk University (FI MU), reinforcing secure and trustworthy cryptographic software, research, and education.
Effective January 1, 2026, we joined the Association of Industrial Partners at FI MU as a Small and medium enterprises member to foster closer collaboration with students and researchers, in areas of mutual interest, including cryptographic algorithms, security protocols and all aspects of the OpenSSL Library and its deployment in real-world environments.
We released our Annual Report 2025, highlighting a year of targeted investment, expanded capacity, and increased engagement with the global OpenSSL community. The report outlines progress across engineering, support, governance, and community collaboration, reinforcing the OpenSSL Mission – Security & Privacy for Everyone.
On January 31 and February 1, the OpenSSL Corporation participated in FOSDEM 2026 in Brussels, Belgium, joining over 8,000 hackers and developers at the ULB Solbosch Campus for one of Europe’s most significant free and open-source software events.
The OpenSSL Corporation announces that voting for the 2026 Business and Technical Advisory Committees elections is now open. Registered members of the communities are invited to cast their votes and help shape the future direction of the OpenSSL Library and its supporting ecosystem.
The OpenSSL Corporation is pleased to announce the opening of the 2026 elections cycle for its Advisory Committees, inviting members of the communities to actively participate in shaping the future direction of the OpenSSL Library and related activities.
Join a 30-minute live webinar with members of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), ahead of the January nomination and election period.
Observations from IETF 124
The 124th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) took place in early November in Montreal. These meetings influence how future internet standards evolve, especially in TLS, certificates, cryptography, and secure transport protocols. Many of the topics discussed have a direct impact on the OpenSSL Library roadmap and on the expectations of our support customers.
We believe everyone should have access to security and privacy tools, whoever they are, wherever they are or whatever their personal beliefs are, as a fundamental human right.
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