Re: Updating an httpd server on Amazon Linux 2 for TLSv1.3?

Frank Gingras <[email protected]> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:53:19 -0400
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On Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 7:33=E2=80=AFAM E.S. Rosenberg <es.rosenberg@gmail.=
com>
wrote:

> Sorry but -
> In what world is building httpd/openssl from source saner than upgrading
> your distro that is going EOL in 3 month?
> The distro upgrade/switch work is anyhow about to be inevitable so you ma=
y
> as well start it before you are forced even more than you are now.
>
> HTH,
> Eliyahu - =D7=90=D7=9C=D7=99=D7=94=D7=95
>
> Amazon Linux 2 is going EOL in June 2026 -
> https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AL2/latest/relnotes/relnotes-20251208.html
>
> Op di 17 mrt 2026 om 00:13 schreef Frank Gingras <[email protected]>:
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 5:57=E2=80=AFPM James H. H. Lampert via users <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 5:10=E2=80=AFPM I wrote:
>>> . . .
>>> >> Amazon tells me that if I want openssl 1.1, I need to install it
>>> >> separately. And when I did a Google search on how to switch httpd
>>> >> over to a separately installed openssl 1.1, everything I got said
>>> >> "compile from source."
>>> >>
>>> >> How on Earth would I do that, without having any development tools
>>> >> on the instance?
>>> >>
>>> >> Can somebody point me to a path-of-least-resistance?
>>>
>>> And on 3/16/26 2:21 PM, Frank Gingras wrote:
>>>
>>> > Installing openssl 1.1 and rebuilding httpd is likely the sanest
>>> > approach here.
>>>
>>> Thanks for getting back to me so quickly, but . . .
>>>
>>> Having never actually done an httpd rebuild before, I have no idea
>>> whether the Amazon Linux 2 instance in question is currently capable of
>>> it, or what else needs to be installed if it's not currently capable.
>>>
>>> --
>>> James H. H. Lampert
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>> You likely need to install the -devel packages if the headers are not
>> included in the main install base, or if the packages are stripped.
>> httpd uses the configure script, which should be able to find all
>> dependencies, or yell if one of them isn't met.
>>
>> The short answer is that you'll need apr and apr-util, as well as openss=
l
>> headers.
>>
>
Indeed, using an EOL distribution is a bad idea. The focus on my answers
was on building support on ancient systems, in the event that it can't be
upgraded.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote g=
mail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 17,=
 2026 at 7:33=E2=80=AFAM E.S. Rosenberg &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:es.rosenberg@=
gmail.com">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Sorry but -</div><di=
v>In what world is building httpd/openssl from source saner than upgrading =
your distro that is going EOL in 3 month?</div><div>The distro upgrade/swit=
ch work is anyhow about to be inevitable so you may as well start it before=
 you are forced even more than you are now.</div><div><br></div><div>HTH,</=
div><div>Eliyahu - =D7=90=D7=9C=D7=99=D7=94=D7=95</div><div><br></div><div>=
Amazon Linux 2 is going EOL in June 2026 -=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://docs.aws=
.amazon.com/AL2/latest/relnotes/relnotes-20251208.html" target=3D"_blank">h=
ttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/AL2/latest/relnotes/relnotes-20251208.html</a></=
div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_at=
tr">Op di 17 mrt 2026 om 00:13 schreef Frank Gingras &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;:<br></div><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-le=
ft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D=
"gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 5:57=E2=80=AFPM James H. H. Lampert vi=
a users &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">use=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot=
e" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204)=
;padding-left:1ex">On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 5:10=E2=80=AFPM I wrote:<br>
. . .<br>
&gt;&gt; Amazon tells me that if I want openssl 1.1, I need to install it <=
br>
&gt;&gt; separately. And when I did a Google search on how to switch httpd<=
br>
&gt;&gt; over to a separately installed openssl 1.1, everything I got said<=
br>
&gt;&gt; &quot;compile from source.&quot;<br>
&gt;&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; How on Earth would I do that, without having any development tools=
<br>
&gt;&gt; on the instance?<br>
&gt;&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; Can somebody point me to a path-of-least-resistance?<br>
<br>
And on 3/16/26 2:21 PM, Frank Gingras wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; Installing openssl 1.1 and rebuilding httpd is likely the sanest<br>
&gt; approach here.<br>
<br>
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly, but . . .<br>
<br>
Having never actually done an httpd rebuild before, I have no idea <br>
whether the Amazon Linux 2 instance in question is currently capable of <br=
>
it, or what else needs to be installed if it&#39;s not currently capable.<b=
r>
<br>
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James H. H. Lampert<br>
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<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>You likely need to install the -devel =
packages if the headers are not included in the main install base, or if th=
e packages are stripped.</div><div>httpd uses the configure script, which s=
hould be able to find all dependencies, or yell if one of them isn&#39;t me=
t.</div><div><br></div><div>The short answer is that you&#39;ll need apr an=
d apr-util, as well as openssl headers.=C2=A0</div></div></div></blockquote=
></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Indeed, using an EOL distribution i=
s a bad idea. The focus on my answers was on building support on ancient sy=
stems, in the event that it can&#39;t be upgraded.</div><div><br></div><div=
><br></div></div></div>

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