Here is a minimal, safe configuration for Indy 9 when using OpenSSL 0.9.8 (legacy servers):
Fixing the library loading error is only half the battle. Indy 9 and OpenSSL 0.9.6 only support .
Indy 9 (specifically the version included with D7) does not have the modern IdSSLIOHandlerSocketOpenSSL methods. You need to use the global variable. Delphi 7 Indy 9 Could Not Load Ssl Library
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Indy 9 does not native-code SSL encryption directly into your compiled executable. Instead, it acts as a wrapper that calls functions inside OpenSSL DLLs. When the error occurs, it is generally due to one of three reasons: Here is a minimal, safe configuration for Indy
uses IdSSLOpenSSL; procedure TForm1.ButtonVerifySSLClick(Sender: TObject); begin try // Force Indy to attempt loading the libraries if TIdSSLContext.Create.SSLInitialized then begin ShowMessage('SSL Libraries Loaded Successfully!'); end; except on E: Exception do begin ShowMessage('Failed to load SSL: ' + E.Message); end; end; end; Use code with caution.
If you have followed all steps and still get the error, you need to debug the DLL loading process. You need to use the global variable
The OpenSSL binaries ( ssleay32.dll and libeay32.dll ) are missing from the application directory or system path.
Install the Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable (x86). Or place msvcr90.dll alongside your EXE (check dependency with dumpbin /dependents libeay32.dll ).
What are you trying to connect to? (e.g., a specific API, an email server like Gmail, or a local server?)