| =pod |
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| =head1 NAME |
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| SSL_new - create a new SSL structure for a connection |
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| =head1 SYNOPSIS |
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| #include <openssl/ssl.h> |
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| SSL *SSL_new(SSL_CTX *ctx); |
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| =head1 DESCRIPTION |
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| SSL_new() creates a new B<SSL> structure which is needed to hold the |
| data for a TLS/SSL connection. The new structure inherits the settings |
| of the underlying context B<ctx>: connection method (SSLv2/v3/TLSv1), |
| options, verification settings, timeout settings. |
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| =head1 RETURN VALUES |
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| The following return values can occur: |
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| =over 4 |
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| =item NULL |
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| The creation of a new SSL structure failed. Check the error stack to |
| find out the reason. |
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| =item Pointer to an SSL structure |
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| The return value points to an allocated SSL structure. |
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| =back |
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| =head1 SEE ALSO |
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| L<SSL_free(3)|SSL_free(3)>, L<SSL_clear(3)|SSL_clear(3)>, |
| L<SSL_CTX_set_options(3)|SSL_CTX_set_options(3)>, |
| L<SSL_get_SSL_CTX(3)|SSL_get_SSL_CTX(3)>, |
| L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)> |
| |
| =cut |
