OpenSSL’s new alpha build speeds up post-quantum crypto

Sep 10, 2026 - 02:30
OpenSSL’s new alpha build speeds up post-quantum crypto

The OpenSSL project released the first alpha of OpenSSL 4.1.0, giving developers an early look at a version built for encrypted communication over unreliable connections and faster post-quantum cryptography. This marks the opening test build for a version still months from general availability. The headline addition is support for DTLS 1.3, the latest revision of the Datagram Transport Layer Security protocol defined in RFC 9147. DTLS secures traffic sent over UDP rather than TCP, the … More

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