When you download "the latest OpenSSL" from the internet and drop the DLLs into your application folder, Indy 9 cannot understand them. It looks for specific functions (e.g., SSL_library_init , SSLv23_client_method ) that no longer exist in modern builds.
After the error occurs, call WhichFailedToLoad() to get a descriptive error message explaining why the load failed (e.g., a missing function export or a missing dependency like the VC++ runtime). Delphi 7 Indy 9 Could Not Load Ssl Library
finally HTTP.Free; end; end;