He checked the Recycle Bin. Empty. He checked the server’s backup log. The nightly differential backup had failed two days ago due to a full tape. The last full backup was six months old, stored on a tape in a safety deposit box at a bank that closed at 5 PM.
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: Delphi 7 Indy 9 Could Not Load Ssl Library
: The application requires two specific files to be in the same folder as the .exe or in the system path: libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll . He checked the Recycle Bin
If possible, upgrading your Delphi 7 environment to use is the best long-term solution. Here is a general roadmap: The nightly differential backup had failed two days
Instead of relying on external OpenSSL DLLs, leverage the Windows operating system's native cryptographic architecture (Schannel). This removes the need to ship DLLs entirely and automatically supports TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 depending on the host OS.
You can manually uninstall Indy 9 from Delphi 7 and install the latest version of Indy 10. Indy 10 supports modern OpenSSL binaries (0.9.8, 1.0.2, and some custom forks support up to 1.1.1) which allow TLS 1.2 connections.