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+This version of OpenVPN has PolarSSL support. To enable follow the following
+instructions:
+
+To Build and Install,
+
+ ./configure --with-crypto-library=polarssl
+ make
+ make install
+
+This version depends on at least PolarSSL v1.1.
+
+*************************************************************************
+
+Due to limitations in the PolarSSL library, the following features are missing
+in the PolarSSL version of OpenVPN:
+
+ * PKCS#12 file support
+ * --capath support - Loading certificate authorities from a directory
+ * Windows CryptoAPI support
+ * Management external key support
+ * X.509 alternative username fields (must be "CN")
+
+Plugin/Script features:
+
+ * X.509 Serial number is in hex, not decimal as with OpenSSL
+ * X.509 subject line has a different format than the OpenSSL subject line
+ * X.509 certificate export does not work
+ * X.509 certificate tracking