SSL_new (3)
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NAME
SSL_new - create a new SSL structure for a connectionSYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/ssl.h> SSL *SSL_new(SSL_CTX *ctx);
DESCRIPTION
SSL_new() creates a newSSL
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 SSLstructure failed. Check the error stack to find out the reason.
- Pointer to an SSLstructure
-
The return value points to an allocated SSLstructure.