SSL_connect - initiate the TLS/SSL handshake with an TLS/SSL server
Synopsis #include <openssl/ssl.h> int
SSL_connect(SSL *ssl);
DESCRIPTIONSSL_connect() initiates the TLS/SSL handshake with a server.
The communication channel must already have been set and assigned
to the ssl by setting an underlying BIO. NOTESThe behaviour of SSL_connect() depends on the underlying BIO.
If the underlying BIO is blocking, SSL_connect() will only
return once the handshake has been finished or an error occurred.
If the underlying BIO is non-blocking, SSL_connect() will
also return when the underlying BIO could not satisfy the needs
of SSL_connect() to continue the handshake, indicating the problem
by the return value -1. In this case a call to SSL_get_error() with
the return value of SSL_connect() will yield SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ
or SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE. The calling process then must repeat the
call after taking appropriate action to satisfy the needs of SSL_connect().
The action depends on the underlying BIO. When using a non-blocking
socket, nothing is to be done, but select() can be used to check
for the required condition. When using a buffering BIO, like a BIO
pair, data must be written into or retrieved out of the BIO before
being able to continue.
RETURN VALUESThe following return values can occur:
1 The TLS/SSL handshake was successfully completed, a TLS/SSL
connection has been established.
0 The TLS/SSL handshake was not successful but was shut down
controlled and by the specifications of the TLS/SSL protocol. Call
SSL_get_error() with the return value ret to find out the reason.
<0 The TLS/SSL handshake was not successful, because a fatal
error occurred either at the protocol level or a connection failure
occurred. The shutdown was not clean. It can also occur of action
is need to continue the operation for non-blocking BIOs. Call SSL_get_error()
with the return value ret to find out the reason.
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