Update OpenSSL on OS X with Homebrew

Question

I\'m using MacOS X 10.7.5 and I need a newer OpenSSL version due to handshake failures. There are several tutorials on the internet and I tried the following:

Answer 1

In a terminal, run:

export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
brew link --force openssl

You may have to unlink openssl first if you get a warning: brew unlink openssl

This ensures we're linking the correct openssl for this situation. (and doesn't mess with .profile)

Hat tip to @Olaf's answer and @Felipe's comment. Some people - such as myself - may have some pretty messed up PATH vars.