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Commit 2b3c0263 authored by Stan Hu's avatar Stan Hu
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Clarify that operating systems do not need to be updated for OpenSSL 3

There has been some confusion around GitLab 17.7 and needing to update
operating systems. Updating to OpenSSL 3 does not mean users have to
upgrade RedHat Linux, for example. This commit attempts to address
those concerns.
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keys shorter than 2048 bits, and ECC keys shorter than 224 bits are
prohibited.
## No operating system upgrades needed
No operating system upgrades are needed for GitLab to support OpenSSL 3. For the
Linux packages and Helm Chart, GitLab CE and EE ships its own version of
OpenSSL and does not use the operating system's OpenSSL
version. However, [FIPS builds](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/fips_compliance.html) do
use the operating system's OpenSSL because that library is expected to
be FIPS-certified.
## Identifying external integrations
External integrations can be configured either with `gitlab.rb` or through the
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