Node.js: OpenSSL 4.1 Upgrade and Engine Removal
Node moves to OpenSSL 4.1 and ends engine support with removal of legacy 1.x code and bundled FIPS machinery. SQLite backup hardening and filesystem and buffer edge-case fixes round out the activity.
Duration: PT2M36S
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This episode is a short developer briefing from Node.js.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: Node.js
- Published: 2026-10-26T13:06:57Z
- Audio duration: PT2M36S
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Hello, it's October 26th, 2026, and this is your Node.js briefing.
The through line this week is hardening core primitives — crypto gets modernized while file, buffer and database paths get edge-case fixes.
First, OpenSSL. Commits landing under the 4.1 upgrade move bundled sources to OpenSSL 4.1, then strip what 4 removed. Most visible is the end of engine support in commit A 2 C D 8 A A. The TLS and HTTPS engine options are still recognized but now fail explicitly instead of being silently ignored, and deprecation D E…
Second, SQLite backup gets two reliability fixes. PR 66797 validates the backup source is actually a database, closing a type confusion where a statement or session object was cast to a database. PR 66769 fixes retry logic when the source is busy or locked inside a write transaction — previously the job missed…
Finally, filesystem and large buffer correctness. PR 66352 fixes virtual file system encoding for read link, real path resolution and temp directory creation, which had ignored string buffer encoding, hex and buffer prefixes. A proposed change in PR 67011 would make recursive remove finish correctly if another…
What's next: watch for breakage reports around…
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