diff --git a/chapter06/chapter06.xml b/chapter06/chapter06.xml
index 98cb8b4b6..27741424c 100644
--- a/chapter06/chapter06.xml
+++ b/chapter06/chapter06.xml
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="binutils-pass2.xml"/>
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="gcc-pass2.xml"/>
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="llvm-pass2.xml"/>
+  <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="openssl.xml"/>
 
 </chapter>
diff --git a/chapter06/llvm-pass2.xml b/chapter06/llvm-pass2.xml
index e9023c132..b112fffe6 100644
--- a/chapter06/llvm-pass2.xml
+++ b/chapter06/llvm-pass2.xml
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ cp -av dest/$LFS/tools/$LFS_TGT/include/* \
   <sect2 role="content">
     <title/>
 
-    <para>Details on this package are located in TODO.</para>
+    <para>Details on this package are located in
+    <xref linkend="contents-openssl" role="."/></para>
   </sect2>
 
 </sect1>
diff --git a/chapter06/openssl.xml b/chapter06/openssl.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..645a73259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter06/openssl.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
+  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
+  %general-entities;
+]>
+
+<sect1 id="ch-tools-openssl" role="wrap">
+  <?dbhtml filename="openssl.html"?>
+
+  <sect1info condition="script">
+    <productname>openssl</productname>
+    <productnumber>&openssl-version;</productnumber>
+    <address>&openssl-url;</address>
+  </sect1info>
+
+  <title>OpenSSL-&openssl-version;</title>
+
+  <indexterm zone="ch-tools-openssl">
+    <primary sortas="a-OpenSSL">OpenSSL</primary>
+    <secondary>tools</secondary>
+  </indexterm>
+
+  <sect2 role="package">
+    <title/>
+
+    <para>The OpenSSL package contains  management tools and libraries relating
+    to cryptography. These are useful for providing cryptographic functions
+    to other packages, such as OpenSSH, email applications, and web browsers
+    (for accessing HTTPS sites).  </para>
+
+    <segmentedlist>
+      <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
+      <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
+
+      <seglistitem>
+        <seg>&openssl-tmp-sbu;</seg>
+        <seg>&openssl-tmp-du;</seg>
+      </seglistitem>
+    </segmentedlist>
+
+  </sect2>
+
+  <sect2 role="installation">
+    <title>Installation of OpenSSL</title>
+
+    <para>Prepare OpenSSL for compilation:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">./config --prefix=/usr                         \
+         --openssldir=/etc/ssl                 \
+         --libdir=lib                          \
+         --cross-compile-prefix=$LFS_TGT-      \
+         shared                                \
+         linux-$(uname -m | sed 's/i[0-9]/x/')</userinput></screen>
+
+    <variablelist>
+      <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><parameter>--cross-compile-prefix=$LFS_TGT-</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Cross compile the package with the tools of which the name
+          is prefixed with <envar>$LFS_TGT</envar><literal>-</literal>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><parameter>linux-$(uname -m | sed 's/i[0-9]/x/')</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Specify the cross compile target.  The
+          <command>sed</command> command guarantees
+          <literal>linux-x86</literal> is selected for 32-bit x86.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+    </variablelist>
+
+    <para>Compile the package:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
+
+    <para>Install the package:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput remap="install">sed -i '/INSTALL_LIBS/s/libcrypto.a libssl.a//' Makefile
+make DESTDIR=$LFS MANSUFFIX=ssl install</userinput></screen>
+
+  </sect2>
+
+  <sect2 role="content">
+    <title/>
+
+    <para>Details on this package are located in TODO.</para>
+  </sect2>
+
+</sect1>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 2dd891ae5..f62966edd 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -553,6 +553,8 @@
 <!ENTITY openssl-url "https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-&openssl-version;.tar.gz">
 <!ENTITY openssl-md5 "163bb3e58c143793d1dc6a6ec7d185d5">
 <!ENTITY openssl-home "https://www.openssl.org/">
+<!ENTITY openssl-tmp-du "476 MB">
+<!ENTITY openssl-tmp-sbu "5.0 SBU">
 <!ENTITY openssl-fin-du "476 MB">
 <!ENTITY openssl-fin-sbu "5.0 SBU">