1# BoringSSL 2 3BoringSSL is a fork of OpenSSL that is designed to meet Google's needs. 4 5Although BoringSSL is an open source project, it is not intended for general 6use, as OpenSSL is. We don't recommend that third parties depend upon it. Doing 7so is likely to be frustrating because there are no guarantees of API or ABI 8stability. 9 10Programs ship their own copies of BoringSSL when they use it and we update 11everything as needed when deciding to make API changes. This allows us to 12mostly avoid compromises in the name of compatibility. It works for us, but it 13may not work for you. 14 15BoringSSL arose because Google used OpenSSL for many years in various ways and, 16over time, built up a large number of patches that were maintained while 17tracking upstream OpenSSL. As Google's product portfolio became more complex, 18more copies of OpenSSL sprung up and the effort involved in maintaining all 19these patches in multiple places was growing steadily. 20 21Currently BoringSSL is the SSL library in Chrome/Chromium, Android (but it's 22not part of the NDK) and a number of other apps/programs. 23 24Project links: 25 26 * [API documentation](https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-boringssl-docs/headers.html) 27 * [Bug tracker](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/boringssl/issues/list) 28 * [CI](https://ci.chromium.org/p/boringssl/g/main/console) 29 * [Code review](https://boringssl-review.googlesource.com) 30 31There are other files in this directory which might be helpful: 32 33 * [PORTING.md](./PORTING.md): how to port OpenSSL-using code to BoringSSL. 34 * [BUILDING.md](./BUILDING.md): how to build BoringSSL 35 * [INCORPORATING.md](./INCORPORATING.md): how to incorporate BoringSSL into a project. 36 * [API-CONVENTIONS.md](./API-CONVENTIONS.md): general API conventions for BoringSSL consumers and developers. 37 * [STYLE.md](./STYLE.md): rules and guidelines for coding style. 38 * include/openssl: public headers with API documentation in comments. Also [available online](https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-boringssl-docs/headers.html). 39 * [FUZZING.md](./FUZZING.md): information about fuzzing BoringSSL. 40 * [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md): how to contribute to BoringSSL. 41 * [BREAKING-CHANGES.md](./BREAKING-CHANGES.md): notes on potentially-breaking changes. 42 * [SANDBOXING.md](./SANDBOXING.md): notes on using BoringSSL in a sandboxed environment. 43