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author | David Benjamin <davidben@google.com> | Fri Mar 29 18:55:30 2024 -0400 |
committer | Boringssl LUCI CQ <boringssl-scoped@luci-project-accounts.iam.gserviceaccount.com> | Fri Mar 29 23:35:02 2024 +0000 |
tree | 354e8c3d2b0fe98ffb7b74668856934adafed4a8 | |
parent | 27e09a3277d17718902afca16cce7e2fb9a82ec2 [diff] |
Rewrite RAND_enable_fork_unsafe_buffering documentation The docs still describe the old implementation, but our PRNG has changed drastically since then. Change-Id: I51c34833a364a1d6bd70cf5d3b6cfb87b4aa06e7 Reviewed-on: https://boringssl-review.googlesource.com/c/boringssl/+/67569 Commit-Queue: Adam Langley <agl@google.com> Reviewed-by: Adam Langley <agl@google.com> Auto-Submit: David Benjamin <davidben@google.com> Commit-Queue: David Benjamin <davidben@google.com>
BoringSSL is a fork of OpenSSL that is designed to meet Google's needs.
Although BoringSSL is an open source project, it is not intended for general use, as OpenSSL is. We don't recommend that third parties depend upon it. Doing so is likely to be frustrating because there are no guarantees of API or ABI stability.
Programs ship their own copies of BoringSSL when they use it and we update everything as needed when deciding to make API changes. This allows us to mostly avoid compromises in the name of compatibility. It works for us, but it may not work for you.
BoringSSL arose because Google used OpenSSL for many years in various ways and, over time, built up a large number of patches that were maintained while tracking upstream OpenSSL. As Google's product portfolio became more complex, more copies of OpenSSL sprung up and the effort involved in maintaining all these patches in multiple places was growing steadily.
Currently BoringSSL is the SSL library in Chrome/Chromium, Android (but it's not part of the NDK) and a number of other apps/programs.
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