I believe it may of had to do with compliance with some US Government standard? ...

mcbridematt on Oct 16, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Wherein I Write Apple’s Technote About OpenSSL on ...

I believe it may of had to do with compliance with some US Government standard? Their own stack complies but they are unwilling and/or unable to do the same for OpenSSL. I recall there being a presentation from last years WWDC about this change...