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Updated: Wednesday, July 27, 2022
 
 

SSL_get_version (3openssl)

Name

SSL_get_version - get the protocol version of a connection.

Synopsis

#include <openssl/ssl.h>

const char *SSL_get_version(const SSL *ssl);

Description

SSL_get_version(3openssl)           OpenSSL          SSL_get_version(3openssl)



NAME
       SSL_get_version - get the protocol version of a connection.

SYNOPSIS
        #include <openssl/ssl.h>

        const char *SSL_get_version(const SSL *ssl);

DESCRIPTION
       SSL_get_version() returns the name of the protocol used for the
       connection ssl. It should only be called after the initial handshake
       has been completed. Prior to that the results returned from this
       function may be unreliable.

RETURN VALUES
       The following strings can be returned:

       TLSv1
           The connection uses the TLSv1.0 protocol.

       TLSv1.1
           The connection uses the TLSv1.1 protocol.

       TLSv1.2
           The connection uses the TLSv1.2 protocol.

       unknown
           This indicates an unknown protocol version.


ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


       +---------------+--------------------------+
       |ATTRIBUTE TYPE |     ATTRIBUTE VALUE      |
       +---------------+--------------------------+
       |Availability   | library/security/openssl |
       +---------------+--------------------------+
       |Stability      | Pass-through uncommitted |
       +---------------+--------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       ssl(3)



NOTES
       Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
       be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
       code-downloads.html.

       This software was built from source available at
       https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland.  The original community
       source was downloaded from
       https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.2ze.tar.gz.

       Further information about this software can be found on the open source
       community website at https://www.openssl.org/.



1.0.2ze                           2022-06-28         SSL_get_version(3openssl)