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+USING: help.markup help.syntax ;
+IN: openssl
+
+HELP: maybe-init-ssl
+{ $description "Word that initializes openssl if it isn't already initialized." }
+{ $see-also ssl-initialized? } ;
+
+HELP: ssl-initialized?
+{ $var-description "Boolean that is " { $link t } " after ssl has been initialized." } ;
+
+HELP: ssl-new-api?
+{ $var-description "Boolean that is " { $link t } " if the detected libssl version is 1.1.0 or greater." } ;
+
+ARTICLE: "openssl" "OpenSSL Binding"
+"The " { $vocab-link "openssl" } " vocab and its subvocabs implements bindings for the libssl and libcrypto SSL libraries. Variables:"
+{ $subsections ssl-initialized? ssl-new-api? } ;
+
+ABOUT: "openssl"