DESCRIPTIONSSL_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 (SSLv2/v3/TLSv1),
options, verification settings, timeout settings. RETURN VALUESThe 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.
SEE ALSOSSL_free(3) , SSL_clear(3) , SSL_CTX_set_options(3) , SSL_get_SSL_CTX(3) , ssl(3)
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SSL Application Programming Interface (API) Reference
