openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_new.pod
Rich Salz 9b86974e0c Fix L<> content in manpages
L<foo|foo> is sub-optimal  If the xref is the same as the title,
which is what we do, then you only need L<foo>.  This fixes all
1457 occurrences in 349 files.  Approximately.  (And pod used to
need both.)

Reviewed-by: Richard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org>
2015-08-21 15:11:50 -04:00

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=pod
=head1 NAME
SSL_new - create a new SSL structure for a connection
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/ssl.h>
SSL *SSL_new(SSL_CTX *ctx);
=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.
=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.
=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(3)>
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