OpenSSL
Cryptography and SSL/TLS Toolkit
The score summarizes repository activity. Funding is unknown and excluded from the score. These repository signals do not establish financial stability, security, or maintainer availability. How to interpret this data.
Evidence and limitations
Activity source: openssl/openssl via the GitHub API. Counts describe this repository, which may be a mirror or only part of the project.
- Commits in 30 days
- 258
- Commits in 90 days
- 1070
- Authors accounting for half the sampled commits
- 9
The 200-commit author sample does not cover the full 90 days. Author counts are lower bounds; concentration describes the sample only.
Few commits can reflect mature software. Commit authors do not establish merge rights, available maintainers, organizational diversity, or knowledge distribution. Funding is unknown; donation links alone do not establish income or runway.
Correct this assessment or provide evidence →Ways to help OpenSSL
OpenSSL documents a team of committers and routes for documentation, code, and community contributions.
- Contribute documentation or a fix
Follow the contribution guidance and linked getting-started page. Use the separate security-reporting process for vulnerabilities.
Official sources checked . OpenSSL community guidance. These are public participation routes, not a maintainer-confirmed urgent request.
Overview
OpenSSL is a robust, commercial-grade, full-featured open-source toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols, as well as a full-strength general-purpose cryptography library.
Importance
- Powers HTTPS for millions of websites
- Essential for secure communications
- Used by countless applications and operating systems
- Critical for global internet security
Key Features
- SSL/TLS protocol implementation
- Cryptographic algorithms
- Certificate management
- FIPS 140-2 validation support
Security History
Following the Heartbleed vulnerability in 2014, the project received more attention and funding, but long-term sustainability remains a concern. The core team is very small.
Dependencies
Dependency Chain
Impact Analysis
⚠️ Impact Risk: Changes to OpenSSL could affect 29 downstream projects. This is a critical dependency node in the infrastructure graph.