Worked on the openssl/openssl repository to optimize OCSP status request handling within the TLS handshake process. Focused on network programming and security protocols using C, the developer introduced an early return in the OCSP parsing logic, allowing the system to skip unnecessary status_request parsing when no callback is registered. This targeted change reduced memory usage and improved handshake throughput, particularly in OCSP stapling scenarios without a status callback. The work was thoroughly tested, reviewed, and merged following the OpenSSL contribution workflow, demonstrating careful attention to system programming practices and collaborative development in a widely used security library. No bugs were reported.