Files (attached) 1. openssl-0.9.9_alpha<date>.ebuild 2. files/openssl-speed-whirlpool.patch Caveat: I didn't add additional lines to protect openssl 0.9.7 libraries; if anyone upgrades directly from 0.9.7, I think those libraries will be removed... and the system will be hosed if it relies on openssh or anything else linking to libssl/libcrypto. "Why openssl 0.9.9, even though it's only a snapshot?" Mainly because it supports SNI, the Server Name Indication extension to TLS that allows Name-based (single-IP) virtual hosting for SSL connections. It also supports various cyphersuites that use ECDSA and/or ECDH, and it supports whirlpool, which is a potential alternative for anyone worried about the long-term security of the SHA family of hashes.
Created attachment 88545 [details] openssl 0.9.9-SNAP20060605 ebuild
Created attachment 88547 [details, diff] patch to enable speed testing of whirlpool
i dont feel like bumping a daily ebuild if you provide a patch against 0.9.8b to make the ebuild flexible to be renamed to a snap version though ...