SSL_new - create a new SSL structure for a connection
#include <openssl/ssl.h> SSL *SSL_new(SSL_CTX *ctx);
SSL_new(3openssl) OpenSSL SSL_new(3openssl) NAME SSL_new - create a new SSL structure for a connection SYNOPSIS #include <openssl/ssl.h> SSL *SSL_new(SSL_CTX *ctx); DESCRIPTION SSL_new() creates a new SSL 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, options, verification settings, timeout settings. RETURN VALUES The following return values can occur: NULL The creation of a new SSL structure failed. Check the error stack to find out the reason. Pointer to an SSL structure The return value points to an allocated SSL structure. 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_free(3), SSL_clear(3), SSL_CTX_set_options(3), SSL_get_SSL_CTX(3), 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_new(3openssl)