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)