Openssl loading

[Li, Yvonne]

I have an application that is dynamically linked with openssl. I'd like
to load system installed openssl at runtime.
 
My application can only be as secure as the openssl loaded into the
process. What steps should I take to ensure my application doesn't load
a compromised openssl library that happens to be in front of the system
installed one in library search path?
 
Thanks in advance.
 
Yvonne