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commit4d2e1a8fb80398f7c3c0137ea8fdd512f82d37a0[log] [tgz]
authorDavid Benjamin <davidben@google.com>Fri Jul 28 11:31:51 2017 -0400
committerCQ bot account: commit-bot@chromium.org <commit-bot@chromium.org>Fri Jul 28 16:03:40 2017 +0000
tree17791c60ce13389f1fac144084a20eb6af8ae804
parentaf2b1e8210dc2678aff0e0cf0f8cfad2ffbdb619 [diff]
Add a note on architecture requirements.

The s390x patches keep on coming.

Change-Id: I6d7f79e5ee7c8fcfe6b2e8e549b18ee686b4392b
Reviewed-on: https://boringssl-review.googlesource.com/18564
Reviewed-by: David Benjamin <davidben@google.com>
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  1. .github/
  2. crypto/
  3. decrepit/
  4. fipstools/
  5. fuzz/
  6. include/
  7. infra/
  8. ssl/
  9. third_party/
  10. tool/
  11. util/
  12. .clang-format
  13. .gitignore
  14. API-CONVENTIONS.md
  15. BUILDING.md
  16. CMakeLists.txt
  17. codereview.settings
  18. CONTRIBUTING.md
  19. FUZZING.md
  20. INCORPORATING.md
  21. LICENSE
  22. PORTING.md
  23. README.md
  24. sources.cmake
  25. STYLE.md
README.md

BoringSSL

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.

There are other files in this directory which might be helpful: