diff --git a/src/network/doc/src/ssl.qdoc b/src/network/doc/src/ssl.qdoc index fd6b96ca802..65d7052804b 100644 --- a/src/network/doc/src/ssl.qdoc +++ b/src/network/doc/src/ssl.qdoc @@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ the \l{OpenSSL Toolkit}, or any appropriate TLS plugin to perform encryption and protocol handling. - From Qt version 5.15 onward, the officially supported version for OpenSSL - is 1.1.1 or later. - - Qt version 5.15.1 onward is also compatible with OpenSSL 3. - \annotatedlist ssl For Android applications see \l{Adding OpenSSL Support for Android}. @@ -35,6 +30,10 @@ \c{openssl/opensslv.h} header provided by source or developer packages of OpenSSL. If found, it will enable and build the OpenSSL backend for Qt. + \note While Qt can still support the older OpenSSL 1.1.1 version when built + from sources, the builds of Qt in the \l{Qt Online Installer} require + OpenSSL 3 at runtime. + By default, an OpenSSL-enabled Qt library dynamically loads any installed OpenSSL library at run-time. However, it is possible to link against the library at compile-time by configuring Qt with the \c{-openssl-linked}