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 ### Dependencies
 
-Portable OpenSSH is built using autoconf and make. It requires a working C compiler, standard library and headers, as well as [zlib](https://www.zlib.net/) and ``libcrypto`` from either [LibreSSL](https://www.libressl.org/) or [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org) to build. Certain platforms and build-time options may require additional dependencies.
+Portable OpenSSH is built using autoconf and make. It requires a working C compiler, standard library and headers, and [zlib](https://www.zlib.net/). ``libcrypto`` from either [LibreSSL](https://www.libressl.org/) or [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org) may also be used, but OpenSSH may be built without it supporting a subset of crytpo algorithms. Certain platforms and build-time options may require additional dependencies, see README.platform for details.
 
 ### Building a release