Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: OpenSSL version is 1.0.0 and does not support TLS 1.2

[Jeffrey Walton]

The long term support version of Ubuntu 12.04 provides OpenSSL 1.0.0. A wireshark trace shows the version of OpenSSL used by Ubuntu does not support TLS 1.2.

According to the change logs, TLS 1.2 support was added 14 March 2012. The change log can be found at http://www.openssl.org/news/changelog.html, and the TLS additions can be found under the heading "Changes between 1.0.0h and 1.0.1".

OpenSSL 1.0.1 is compatible with 1.0.0. From the OpenSSL FAQ (http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html):

8. How does the versioning scheme work?

After the release of OpenSSL 1.0.0 the versioning scheme changed. Letter releases (e.g. 1.0.1a) can only contain bug and security fixes and no new features. Minor releases change the last number (e.g. 1.0.2) and can contain new features that retain binary compatibility. Changes to the middle number are considered major releases and neither source nor binary compatibility is guaranteed.

[Jeffrey Walton (noloader)]

Lewis , Sandro and Zooko,

Please ignore this. Ubuntu's bug reporting system is so broken they've got me filing reports against the wrong project. This is worse than trying to navigate one of those phone systems.