openssl/doc/man3/SSL_new.pod
David von Oheimb 9fdcc21fdc constify *_dup() and *i2d_*() and related functions as far as possible, introducing DECLARE_ASN1_DUP_FUNCTION
Reviewed-by: Richard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org>
Reviewed-by: Matt Caswell <matt@openssl.org>
(Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/8029)
2019-03-06 16:10:09 +00:00

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=pod
=head1 NAME
SSL_dup, SSL_new, SSL_up_ref - create an SSL structure for a connection
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/ssl.h>
SSL *SSL_dup(SSL *s);
SSL *SSL_new(SSL_CTX *ctx);
int SSL_up_ref(SSL *s);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
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,
options, verification settings, timeout settings. An B<SSL> structure is
reference counted. Creating an B<SSL> structure for the first time increments
the reference count. Freeing it (using SSL_free) decrements it. When the
reference count drops to zero, any memory or resources allocated to the B<SSL>
structure are freed.
SSL_up_ref() increments the reference count for an
existing B<SSL> structure.
SSL_dup() duplicates an existing B<SSL> structure into a new allocated one
or just increments the reference count if the connection is active. All
settings are inherited from the original B<SSL> structure. Dynamic data (i.e.
existing connection details) are not copied, the new B<SSL> is set into an
initial accept (server) or connect (client) state.
=head1 RETURN VALUES
The following return values can occur:
=over 4
=item NULL
The creation of a new SSL structure failed. Check the error stack to
find out the reason.
=item Pointer to an SSL structure
The return value points to an allocated SSL structure.
SSL_up_ref() returns 1 for success and 0 for failure.
=back
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<SSL_free(3)>, L<SSL_clear(3)>,
L<SSL_CTX_set_options(3)>,
L<SSL_get_SSL_CTX(3)>,
L<ssl(7)>
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2000-2017 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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