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3=head1 NAME
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5SSL_accept - wait for a TLS/SSL client to initiate a TLS/SSL handshake
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7=head1 SYNOPSIS
8
9 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
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11 int SSL_accept(SSL *ssl);
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13=head1 DESCRIPTION
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15SSL_accept() waits for a TLS/SSL client to initiate the TLS/SSL handshake.
16The communication channel must already have been set and assigned to the
17B<ssl> by setting an underlying B<BIO>.
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19=head1 NOTES
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21The behaviour of SSL_accept() depends on the underlying BIO.
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23If the underlying BIO is B<blocking>, SSL_accept() will only return once the
24handshake has been finished or an error occurred.
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26If the underlying BIO is B<nonblocking>, SSL_accept() will also return
27when the underlying BIO could not satisfy the needs of SSL_accept()
28to continue the handshake, indicating the problem by the return value -1.
29In this case a call to SSL_get_error() with the
30return value of SSL_accept() will yield B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ> or
31B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE>. The calling process then must repeat the call after
32taking appropriate action to satisfy the needs of SSL_accept().
33The action depends on the underlying BIO. When using a nonblocking socket,
34nothing is to be done, but select() can be used to check for the required
35condition. When using a buffering BIO, like a BIO pair, data must be written
36into or retrieved out of the BIO before being able to continue.
37
38=head1 RETURN VALUES
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40The following return values can occur:
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42=over 4
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44=item Z<>0
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46The TLS/SSL handshake was not successful but was shut down controlled and
47by the specifications of the TLS/SSL protocol. Call SSL_get_error() with the
48return value B<ret> to find out the reason.
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50=item Z<>1
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52The TLS/SSL handshake was successfully completed, a TLS/SSL connection has been
53established.
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55=item E<lt>0
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57The TLS/SSL handshake was not successful because a fatal error occurred either
58at the protocol level or a connection failure occurred. The shutdown was
59not clean. It can also occur if action is needed to continue the operation
60for nonblocking BIOs. Call SSL_get_error() with the return value B<ret>
61to find out the reason.
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63=back
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65=head1 SEE ALSO
66
67L<SSL_get_error(3)>, L<SSL_connect(3)>,
68L<SSL_shutdown(3)>, L<ssl(7)>, L<bio(7)>,
69L<SSL_set_connect_state(3)>,
70L<SSL_do_handshake(3)>,
71L<SSL_CTX_new(3)>
72
73=head1 COPYRIGHT
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75Copyright 2000-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
76
77Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
78this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
79in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
80L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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