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OpenSSL Now Provides Default Faster AES Encryption

FairCom now supports an updated AES algorithm based on the OpenSSL standard by default. Previous algorithm implementation can be restored by specifying in ctsrvr.cfg the keyword OPENSSL_ENCRYPTION NO.

This change is expected to provide security and, with internal testing, we have seen an up to 20% performance improvements.

This modification changes file passwords encrypted on the client-side for secure transmission to use OpenSSL.

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