Installing OpenSSL on Windows for use in CMD

To Get OpenSSL on your Windows PC first download either:

• 32-bit or 64-bit
• Install to C:\OpenSSL
• Note: You may need to install Microsoft C++ 2008 Redistributables. Get them here:
• Microsoft C++ 2008 Redistributables: 32-bit or 64-bit

• Choose to Copy OpenSSL DLLs to \bin directory.
• Now we need to add this to the system path.
• Open: Control Panel, System, Advanced, Environment Variables,System Variable.
• Edit the variable named 'path' and add:
• ' ;C:\OpenSSL\bin '
• At the end of the current value.
• Apply and close

Open RubyCMD and type:

 openssl

You should now start OpenSSL in RubyCMD with no errors congratulations!