Name

SSL_new — create a new SSL structure for a connection

Library

libssl.lib

Synopsis

#include <openssl/ssl.h>

SSL *SSL_new(SSL_CTX *ctx);

Detailed Description

SSL_new() creates a new SSL structure which is needed to hold the data for a TLS/SSL connection. The new structure inherits the settings of the underlying context ctx: connection method (SSLv2/v3/TLSv1), options, verification settings, timeout settings.

Return Values

The following return values can occur:

NULL

The creation of a new SSL structure failed. Check the error stack to find out the reason.

Pointer to an SSL structure

The return value points to an allocated SSL structure.

See Also

SSL_free(), SSL_clear(), SSL_CTX_set_options(), SSL_get_SSL_CTX(), ssl()

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