diff --git a/Tools/openssl/build b/Tools/openssl/build
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index 0000000..eb39aca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tools/openssl/build
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env modbuild
+
+case ${OS} in
+Darwin )
+	target='darwin64-x86_64-cc'
+	;;
+Linux )
+	target='linux-x86_64'
+	;;
+esac
+
+pbuild::configure() {
+	"${MODULE_SRCDIR}"/configure \
+		--prefix="${PREFIX}" \
+		${target} \
+		|| exit 1
+}
+
+# use system gcc to compile
+declare -rx CC=gcc
+
+pbuild::add_to_group 'Tools'
+pbuild::compile_in_sourcetree
+pbuild::make_all
+
diff --git a/Tools/openssl/modulefile b/Tools/openssl/modulefile
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index 0000000..6e5920d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tools/openssl/modulefile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#%Module1.0
+
+module-whatis		"Toolkit for the TLS and SSL protocol"
+module-url		"https://openssl.org/"
+module-license		"Apache style"
+module-maintainer	"Achim Gsell <achim.gsell@psi.ch>"
+
+module-help	"
+OpenSSL is an open source project that provides a robust, commercial-grade,
+and full-featured toolkit for the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure
+Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols. It is also a general-purpose cryptography
+library. For more information about the team and community around the
+project, or to start making your own contributions, start with the community
+page. To get the latest news, download the source, and so on, please see the
+sidebar or the buttons at the top of every page.
+"
+