openssl support for c-kermit

[Mark Fisher_4]

new HP/UX install on itanium. HP/UX BL11.23.
This version comes with c-kermit installed but it does not seem like openssl was compiled in with kermit. I am trying to get kermit commands like the following to work, but kermit does not accept them:

SET AUTH SSL VERIFY-FILE path/ca_certs.pem
set auth tls rsa-cert-file

is there a way to rebuild c-kermit with openssl support? anyway to verify that c-kermit was build with openssl support? or am i completely on the wrong track?