1.\" $OpenBSD: SSL_new.3,v 1.2 2016/12/04 12:22:48 schwarze Exp $ 2.\" OpenSSL 9b86974e Aug 17 15:21:33 2015 -0400 3.\" 4.\" This file was written by Lutz Jaenicke <jaenicke@openssl.org>. 5.\" Copyright (c) 2000, 2001 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved. 6.\" 7.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 8.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 9.\" are met: 10.\" 11.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 12.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 13.\" 14.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 15.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in 16.\" the documentation and/or other materials provided with the 17.\" distribution. 18.\" 19.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this 20.\" software must display the following acknowledgment: 21.\" "This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project 22.\" for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)" 23.\" 24.\" 4. The names "OpenSSL Toolkit" and "OpenSSL Project" must not be used to 25.\" endorse or promote products derived from this software without 26.\" prior written permission. For written permission, please contact 27.\" openssl-core@openssl.org. 28.\" 29.\" 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "OpenSSL" 30.\" nor may "OpenSSL" appear in their names without prior written 31.\" permission of the OpenSSL Project. 32.\" 33.\" 6. Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following 34.\" acknowledgment: 35.\" "This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project 36.\" for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/)" 37.\" 38.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OpenSSL PROJECT ``AS IS'' AND ANY 39.\" EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE 40.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 41.\" PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OpenSSL PROJECT OR 42.\" ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, 43.\" SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT 44.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; 45.\" LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) 46.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, 47.\" STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) 48.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED 49.\" OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 50.\" 51.Dd $Mdocdate: December 4 2016 $ 52.Dt SSL_NEW 3 53.Os 54.Sh NAME 55.Nm SSL_new 56.Nd create a new SSL structure for a connection 57.Sh SYNOPSIS 58.In openssl/ssl.h 59.Ft SSL * 60.Fn SSL_new "SSL_CTX *ctx" 61.Sh DESCRIPTION 62.Fn SSL_new 63creates a new 64.Vt SSL 65structure which is needed to hold the data for a TLS/SSL connection. 66The new structure inherits the settings of the underlying context 67.Fa ctx : 68connection method, options, verification settings, 69timeout settings. 70.Sh RETURN VALUES 71The following return values can occur: 72.Bl -tag -width Ds 73.It Dv NULL 74The creation of a new 75.Vt SSL 76structure failed. 77Check the error stack to find out the reason. 78.It Pointer to an Vt SSL No structure 79The return value points to an allocated 80.Vt SSL 81structure. 82.El 83.Sh SEE ALSO 84.Xr ssl 3 , 85.Xr SSL_clear 3 , 86.Xr SSL_CTX_set_options 3 , 87.Xr SSL_free 3 , 88.Xr SSL_get_SSL_CTX 3 89