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3ebfedea0SLionel Sambuc=head1 NAME
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5ebfedea0SLionel SambucSSL_connect - initiate the TLS/SSL handshake with an TLS/SSL server
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7ebfedea0SLionel Sambuc=head1 SYNOPSIS
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9ebfedea0SLionel Sambuc #include <openssl/ssl.h>
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11ebfedea0SLionel Sambuc int SSL_connect(SSL *ssl);
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13ebfedea0SLionel Sambuc=head1 DESCRIPTION
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15ebfedea0SLionel SambucSSL_connect() initiates the TLS/SSL handshake with a server. The communication
16ebfedea0SLionel Sambucchannel must already have been set and assigned to the B<ssl> by setting an
17ebfedea0SLionel Sambucunderlying B<BIO>.
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19ebfedea0SLionel Sambuc=head1 NOTES
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21ebfedea0SLionel SambucThe behaviour of SSL_connect() depends on the underlying BIO.
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23ebfedea0SLionel SambucIf the underlying BIO is B<blocking>, SSL_connect() will only return once the
24ebfedea0SLionel Sambuchandshake has been finished or an error occurred.
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26ebfedea0SLionel SambucIf the underlying BIO is B<non-blocking>, SSL_connect() will also return
27ebfedea0SLionel Sambucwhen the underlying BIO could not satisfy the needs of SSL_connect()
28ebfedea0SLionel Sambucto continue the handshake, indicating the problem by the return value -1.
29ebfedea0SLionel SambucIn this case a call to SSL_get_error() with the
30ebfedea0SLionel Sambucreturn value of SSL_connect() will yield B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ> or
31ebfedea0SLionel SambucB<SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE>. The calling process then must repeat the call after
32ebfedea0SLionel Sambuctaking appropriate action to satisfy the needs of SSL_connect().
33ebfedea0SLionel SambucThe action depends on the underlying BIO. When using a non-blocking socket,
34ebfedea0SLionel Sambucnothing is to be done, but select() can be used to check for the required
35ebfedea0SLionel Sambuccondition. When using a buffering BIO, like a BIO pair, data must be written
36ebfedea0SLionel Sambucinto or retrieved out of the BIO before being able to continue.
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38ebfedea0SLionel Sambuc=head1 RETURN VALUES
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40ebfedea0SLionel SambucThe following return values can occur:
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44*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc=item Z<>0
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46ebfedea0SLionel SambucThe TLS/SSL handshake was not successful but was shut down controlled and
47ebfedea0SLionel Sambucby the specifications of the TLS/SSL protocol. Call SSL_get_error() with the
48ebfedea0SLionel Sambucreturn value B<ret> to find out the reason.
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50*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambuc=item Z<>1
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52*0a6a1f1dSLionel SambucThe TLS/SSL handshake was successfully completed, a TLS/SSL connection has been
53*0a6a1f1dSLionel Sambucestablished.
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55ebfedea0SLionel Sambuc=item E<lt>0
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57ebfedea0SLionel SambucThe TLS/SSL handshake was not successful, because a fatal error occurred either
58ebfedea0SLionel Sambucat the protocol level or a connection failure occurred. The shutdown was
59ebfedea0SLionel Sambucnot clean. It can also occur of action is need to continue the operation
60ebfedea0SLionel Sambucfor non-blocking BIOs. Call SSL_get_error() with the return value B<ret>
61ebfedea0SLionel Sambucto find out the reason.
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65ebfedea0SLionel Sambuc=head1 SEE ALSO
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67ebfedea0SLionel SambucL<SSL_get_error(3)|SSL_get_error(3)>, L<SSL_accept(3)|SSL_accept(3)>,
68ebfedea0SLionel SambucL<SSL_shutdown(3)|SSL_shutdown(3)>, L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<bio(3)|bio(3)>,
69ebfedea0SLionel SambucL<SSL_set_connect_state(3)|SSL_set_connect_state(3)>,
70ebfedea0SLionel SambucL<SSL_do_handshake(3)|SSL_do_handshake(3)>,
71ebfedea0SLionel SambucL<SSL_CTX_new(3)|SSL_CTX_new(3)>
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