diff --git a/docs/getting_started/prerequisites.rst b/docs/getting_started/prerequisites.rst
index 3a54e69..c625090 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started/prerequisites.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started/prerequisites.rst
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 The following libraries must be available to build one or more components or
 supporting tools:
 
-- OpenSSL >= 1.0.1
+- OpenSSL >= 3.0
 
    Required to build the cert_create tool.
 
diff --git a/tools/cert_create/Makefile b/tools/cert_create/Makefile
index 77d2007..ca548b8 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/Makefile
+++ b/tools/cert_create/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@
 # Make soft links and include from local directory otherwise wrong headers
 # could get pulled in from firmware tree.
 INC_DIR += -I ./include -I ${PLAT_INCLUDE} -I ${OPENSSL_DIR}/include
-LIB_DIR := -L ${OPENSSL_DIR}/lib
+
+# Include library directories where OpenSSL library files are located.
+# For a normal installation (i.e.: when ${OPENSSL_DIR} = /usr or
+# /usr/local), binaries are located under the ${OPENSSL_DIR}/lib/
+# directory. However, for a local build of OpenSSL, the built binaries are
+# located under the main project directory (i.e.: ${OPENSSL_DIR}, not
+# ${OPENSSL_DIR}/lib/).
+LIB_DIR := -L ${OPENSSL_DIR}/lib -L ${OPENSSL_DIR}
 LIB := -lssl -lcrypto
 
 HOSTCC ?= gcc
diff --git a/tools/cert_create/src/cert.c b/tools/cert_create/src/cert.c
index 4b35d73..67ae1d6 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/src/cert.c
+++ b/tools/cert_create/src/cert.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 	if (!btmp)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!BN_pseudo_rand(btmp, SERIAL_RAND_BITS, 0, 0))
+	if (!BN_rand(btmp, SERIAL_RAND_BITS, 0, 0))
 		goto error;
 	if (ai && !BN_to_ASN1_INTEGER(btmp, ai))
 		goto error;
diff --git a/tools/cert_create/src/key.c b/tools/cert_create/src/key.c
index 6435975..2857a3b 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/src/key.c
+++ b/tools/cert_create/src/key.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -40,69 +40,25 @@
 
 static int key_create_rsa(key_t *key, int key_bits)
 {
-	BIGNUM *e;
-	RSA *rsa = NULL;
-
-	e = BN_new();
-	if (e == NULL) {
-		printf("Cannot create RSA exponent\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	if (!BN_set_word(e, RSA_F4)) {
-		printf("Cannot assign RSA exponent\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	rsa = RSA_new();
+	EVP_PKEY *rsa = EVP_RSA_gen(key_bits);
 	if (rsa == NULL) {
-		printf("Cannot create RSA key\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	if (!RSA_generate_key_ex(rsa, key_bits, e, NULL)) {
 		printf("Cannot generate RSA key\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	if (!EVP_PKEY_assign_RSA(key->key, rsa)) {
-		printf("Cannot assign RSA key\n");
-		goto err;
+		return 0;
 	}
-
-	BN_free(e);
+	key->key = rsa;
 	return 1;
-err:
-	RSA_free(rsa);
-	BN_free(e);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_EC
 static int key_create_ecdsa(key_t *key, int key_bits)
 {
-	EC_KEY *ec;
-
-	ec = EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(NID_X9_62_prime256v1);
+	EVP_PKEY *ec = EVP_EC_gen("prime256v1");
 	if (ec == NULL) {
-		printf("Cannot create EC key\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
-	if (!EC_KEY_generate_key(ec)) {
 		printf("Cannot generate EC key\n");
-		goto err;
-	}
-	EC_KEY_set_flags(ec, EC_PKEY_NO_PARAMETERS);
-	EC_KEY_set_asn1_flag(ec, OPENSSL_EC_NAMED_CURVE);
-	if (!EVP_PKEY_assign_EC_KEY(key->key, ec)) {
-		printf("Cannot assign EC key\n");
-		goto err;
+		return 0;
 	}
-
+	key->key = ec;
 	return 1;
-err:
-	EC_KEY_free(ec);
-	return 0;
 }
 #endif /* OPENSSL_NO_EC */
 
diff --git a/tools/cert_create/src/sha.c b/tools/cert_create/src/sha.c
index 3d977fb..06ef360 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/src/sha.c
+++ b/tools/cert_create/src/sha.c
@@ -1,26 +1,38 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
-#include <openssl/sha.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "key.h"
+#include <openssl/evp.h>
+#include <openssl/obj_mac.h>
 
 #define BUFFER_SIZE	256
 
+static int get_algorithm_nid(int hash_alg)
+{
+	int nids[] = {NID_sha256, NID_sha384, NID_sha512};
+	if (hash_alg < 0 || hash_alg >= sizeof(nids) / sizeof(*nids)) {
+		return NID_undef;
+	}
+	return nids[hash_alg];
+}
+
 int sha_file(int md_alg, const char *filename, unsigned char *md)
 {
 	FILE *inFile;
-	SHA256_CTX shaContext;
-	SHA512_CTX sha512Context;
+	EVP_MD_CTX *mdctx;
+	const EVP_MD *md_type;
 	int bytes;
+	int alg_nid;
+	unsigned int total_bytes;
 	unsigned char data[BUFFER_SIZE];
 
 	if ((filename == NULL) || (md == NULL)) {
-		ERROR("%s(): NULL argument\n", __FUNCTION__);
+		ERROR("%s(): NULL argument\n", __func__);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -30,26 +42,37 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	mdctx = EVP_MD_CTX_new();
+	if (mdctx == NULL) {
+		fclose(inFile);
+		ERROR("%s(): Could not create EVP MD context\n", __func__);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
-	if (md_alg == HASH_ALG_SHA384) {
-		SHA384_Init(&sha512Context);
-		while ((bytes = fread(data, 1, BUFFER_SIZE, inFile)) != 0) {
-			SHA384_Update(&sha512Context, data, bytes);
-		}
-		SHA384_Final(md, &sha512Context);
-	} else if (md_alg == HASH_ALG_SHA512) {
-		SHA512_Init(&sha512Context);
-		while ((bytes = fread(data, 1, BUFFER_SIZE, inFile)) != 0) {
-			SHA512_Update(&sha512Context, data, bytes);
-		}
-		SHA512_Final(md, &sha512Context);
-	} else {
-		SHA256_Init(&shaContext);
-		while ((bytes = fread(data, 1, BUFFER_SIZE, inFile)) != 0) {
-			SHA256_Update(&shaContext, data, bytes);
-		}
-		SHA256_Final(md, &shaContext);
+	alg_nid = get_algorithm_nid(md_alg);
+	if (alg_nid == NID_undef) {
+		ERROR("%s(): Invalid hash algorithm\n", __func__);
+		goto err;
 	}
 
+	md_type = EVP_get_digestbynid(alg_nid);
+	if (EVP_DigestInit_ex(mdctx, md_type, NULL) == 0) {
+		ERROR("%s(): Could not initialize EVP MD digest\n", __func__);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	while ((bytes = fread(data, 1, BUFFER_SIZE, inFile)) != 0) {
+		EVP_DigestUpdate(mdctx, data, bytes);
+	}
+	EVP_DigestFinal_ex(mdctx, md, &total_bytes);
+
 	fclose(inFile);
+	EVP_MD_CTX_free(mdctx);
 	return 1;
+
+err:
+	fclose(inFile);
+	EVP_MD_CTX_free(mdctx);
+	return 0;
 }
+
diff --git a/tools/encrypt_fw/Makefile b/tools/encrypt_fw/Makefile
index 96dff23..60bd8ea 100644
--- a/tools/encrypt_fw/Makefile
+++ b/tools/encrypt_fw/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019-2020, Linaro Limited. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2022, Linaro Limited. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -39,7 +39,14 @@
 # Make soft links and include from local directory otherwise wrong headers
 # could get pulled in from firmware tree.
 INC_DIR := -I ./include -I ../../include/tools_share -I ${OPENSSL_DIR}/include
-LIB_DIR := -L ${OPENSSL_DIR}/lib
+
+# Include library directories where OpenSSL library files are located.
+# For a normal installation (i.e.: when ${OPENSSL_DIR} = /usr or
+# /usr/local), binaries are located under the ${OPENSSL_DIR}/lib/
+# directory. However, for a local build of OpenSSL, the built binaries are
+# located under the main project directory (i.e.: ${OPENSSL_DIR}, not
+# ${OPENSSL_DIR}/lib/).
+LIB_DIR := -L ${OPENSSL_DIR}/lib -L ${OPENSSL_DIR}
 LIB := -lssl -lcrypto
 
 HOSTCC ?= gcc
diff --git a/tools/fiptool/Makefile b/tools/fiptool/Makefile
index 7c2a083..e6aeba9 100644
--- a/tools/fiptool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/fiptool/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2014-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2014-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -22,7 +22,14 @@
 else
   HOSTCCFLAGS += -O2
 endif
-LDLIBS := -L${OPENSSL_DIR}/lib -lcrypto
+
+# Include library directories where OpenSSL library files are located.
+# For a normal installation (i.e.: when ${OPENSSL_DIR} = /usr or
+# /usr/local), binaries are located under the ${OPENSSL_DIR}/lib/
+# directory. However, for a local build of OpenSSL, the built binaries are
+# located under the main project directory (i.e.: ${OPENSSL_DIR}, not
+# ${OPENSSL_DIR}/lib/).
+LDLIBS := -L${OPENSSL_DIR}/lib -L${OPENSSL_DIR} -lcrypto
 
 ifeq (${V},0)
   Q := @