Hi Michel, It doesn't appear to be related to that. I added CloseHandle's and got the same result. Here are my updated findings... The following simple program still causes the same Handle Leaks... Important findings: *1) * If SSL_library_init() and SSL_load_error_strings() are *removed* (which are the only 2 OpenSSL functions I'm using).... the handle leaks go away.. *2)* If SSL_library_init() and SSL_load_error_strings() are *kept* but the creation of the thread is *removed* -- no more handle leaks.. So the problem is something related to the combination of loading OpenSSL and creating a thread (even though that thread does nothing whatsoever related to OpenSSL). Very odd. DWORD __stdcall thread1(LPVOID l) { while(1) { Sleep(1000); } } int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow) { * SSL_library_init();** // if these 2 lines removed ** SSL_load_error_strings(); **// no more handle leaks* DWORD t1; HANDLE h1=CreateThread(0,0,thread1,0,0,&t1); if(h1==0) { return 0; } CloseHandle(h1); *//if **SSL_library_init();***and *SSL_load_error_strings(); *are *kept *but this line is *removed... no more handle leaks* while(1) { Sleep(1000); } } Address / Handle: 0x0000C001 shmem-win32.c sslleak.exe Atom 0 bytes Thread ID: 6736 1/22 18:48:09 990ms (Lifetime:00:01:45:503ms) Sequence: 11 sslleak.exe ___shmem_grab : [shmem-win32.c Line 0] sslleak.exe _fc_key_init_once : [unwind-sjlj.c Line 0] sslleak.exe _main : [crt0_c.c Line 0] sslleak.exe ___tmainCRTStartup : [crtexe.c Line 0] kernel32.dll BaseThreadInitThunk : [{FUNC}BaseThreadInitThunk Line 0] ntdll.dll RtlInitializeExceptionChain : [{FUNC}RtlInitializeExceptionChain Line 0] Address / Handle: 0x0000C00F shmem-win32.c sslleak.exe Atom 0 bytes Thread ID: 6736 1/22 18:48:09 990ms (Lifetime:00:02:29:683ms) Sequence: 97 sslleak.exe ___shmem_grab : [shmem-win32.c Line 0] sslleak.exe ___shmem_grab : [shmem-win32.c Line 0] Address / Handle: 0x0000C016 shmem.c sslleak.exe Atom 0 bytes Thread ID: 6736 1/22 18:48:09 990ms (Lifetime:00:03:02:693ms) Sequence: 143 sslleak.exe ___shmem_winpthreads_grab : [shmem.c Line 0] sslleak.exe ___shmem_winpthreads_grab : [shmem.c Line 0] sslleak.exe ___shmem_winpthreads_grab : [shmem.c Line 0] sslleak.exe ___shmem_winpthreads_grab : [shmem.c Line 0] sslleak.exe ___shmem_winpthreads_grab : [shmem.c Line 0] sslleak.exe ___shmem_winpthreads_grab : [shmem.c Line 0] Address / Handle: 0x0000C009 shmem.c sslleak.exe Atom 0 bytes Thread ID: 6736 1/22 18:48:09 990ms (Lifetime:00:03:22:364ms) Sequence: 61 sslleak.exe ___shmem_winpthreads_grab : [shmem.c Line 0] sslleak.exe _mutex_static_init : [mutex.c Line 0] sslleak.exe _pop_pthread_mem : [thread.c Line 0] sslleak.exe _pop_pthread_mem : [thread.c Line 0] On 1/24/2015 5:34 AM, Michel SALES wrote: > > Hi, > > Just a quick answer : I didn't find any call to CloseHandle() function > in your code. > > Best regards, > > Michel. > > > > _______________________________________________ > openssl-users mailing list > To unsubscribe: https://mta.openssl.org/mailman/listinfo/openssl-users -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mta.openssl.org/pipermail/openssl-users/attachments/20150124/fbd267cb/attachment.html>