Wow. The minimum version of OpenSSL was bumped to 3.0 making Apache Tomcat Native 1.3.9 no longer compile on RHEL 8.
This means that there is no latest Apache Tomcat Native that compiles under RHEL8, which is not EOL until May 31, 2029. I was hoping that RHEL8 and Apache Tomcat Native 1.3 would continue to be a supported combination until Apache Tomcat Native 1.3 went EOL in Mar 2027. We were on track to move all of our Tomcat installations to RHEL9 by Mar 2027. This drastically changes the time line. Any consideration to working around the requirement of OpenSSL 3.0? -- Evan ________________________________ From: Mark Thomas <[email protected]> Sent: September 7, 2026 1:57 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [ANN] Apache Tomcat Native 1.3.9 released The Apache Tomcat team announces the immediate availability of Apache Tomcat Native 1.3.8 stable. The key features of this release are: - Windows binaries built with OpenSSL 3.5.8. - Various robustness improvements, mostly around error handling. Note that due to these additional checks, *Tomcat versions released before this version of Tomcat Native will not be able to use OpenSSL based JSSE TLS support with this release*. - Add support for the extended range of options available in OpenSSL 3.0.x onwards. Please refer to the change log for the complete list of changes: https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftomcat.apache.org%2Fnative-1.3-doc%2Fmiscellaneous%2Fchangelog.html&data=05%7C02%7Cerempel%40uvic.ca%7C60c109cec0a545a1470208df0d22d5c1%7C9c61d3779894427cb13b1d6a51662b4e%7C0%7C0%7C639244115428142187%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0tBMaefSZmRDVHRjeDH2VeNwTleuOuOUIGmNxswl2IU%3D&reserved=0<http://tomcat.apache.org/native-1.3-doc/miscellaneous/changelog.html> Downloads: https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftomcat.apache.org%2Fdownload-native.cgi&data=05%7C02%7Cerempel%40uvic.ca%7C60c109cec0a545a1470208df0d22d5c1%7C9c61d3779894427cb13b1d6a51662b4e%7C0%7C0%7C639244115428163138%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7hEse%2F70iFtRrZ%2Fl75x%2BABbo5%2Bzb7GZgWch5yWP7a4s%3D&reserved=0<http://tomcat.apache.org/download-native.cgi> The Apache Tomcat Native Library 1.3.x provides portable API for features not found in contemporary JDK's. It uses Apache Portable Runtime as operating system abstraction layer and OpenSSL for SSL networking and allows optimal performance in production environments. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
