Title: Windows - Install OpenSSL
Course: Introduction to SSL/PKI > Section: Demos

Windows Install OpenSSL

Download OpenSSL

Download Openssl for www.openssl.org.

Execute the Installer

For example: Win32OpenSSL-0-9-8e.exe

Overwrite the SSL library if you are as asked during the install.

Add The Path To OpenSSL

Modifying the system's path environment variable is necessary to run the OpenLDAP programs.

To change the system's path environment variable:

1. Open the Control Panel
Start → Control Panel
2. Double click on the System icon. This opens the System Properties.
3. In the System Properties window, select the Advanced tab.
4. In the Advanced section, click the Environment Variables button.
5. In the Environment Variables window, highlight the Path variable in the Systems Variable section and click Edit button
6. Add the OpenSSL install (bin) directory to the end of the Path variable. For example:
C:\OpenSSL-Win32\bin\

Note: Directories (in the Path variable) are separated by semicolons.