> I am wondering is this newly introduced?. No it's not new. > Application compiled with openssl-0.9.8d used to work when Cipher string has '+'.or ':' That release is nearly 10 years old (Sep 2006) And are you sure it worked? + tended to mean add, so :+ worked... -- Senior Architect, Akamai Technologies IM: richsalz at jabber.at Twitter: RichSalz