diff --git a/files/apts/general b/files/apts/general
index 0264066..a1fcf3c 100644
--- a/files/apts/general
+++ b/files/apts/general
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 git
 lsof # useful when debugging
 openssh-server
+openssl
 vim-nox
 locate # useful when debugging
 python-virtualenv
diff --git a/files/rpms-suse/general b/files/rpms-suse/general
index 8ed74ec..b8ceeb7 100644
--- a/files/rpms-suse/general
+++ b/files/rpms-suse/general
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 git-core
 iputils
 openssh
+openssl
 psmisc
 python-cmd2 # dist:opensuse-12.3
 python-netaddr
diff --git a/files/rpms/general b/files/rpms/general
index e4f143d..fc3412b 100644
--- a/files/rpms/general
+++ b/files/rpms/general
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 euca2ools # only for testing client
 git-core
 openssh-server
+openssl
 psmisc
 pylint
 python-netaddr