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2
3=head1 NAME
4
5SSL_dup, SSL_new, SSL_up_ref - create an SSL structure for a connection
6
7=head1 SYNOPSIS
8
9 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
10
11 SSL *SSL_dup(SSL *s);
12 SSL *SSL_new(SSL_CTX *ctx);
13 int SSL_up_ref(SSL *s);
14
15=head1 DESCRIPTION
16
17SSL_new() creates a new B<SSL> structure which is needed to hold the
18data for a TLS/SSL connection. The new structure inherits the settings
19of the underlying context B<ctx>: connection method,
20options, verification settings, timeout settings. An B<SSL> structure is
21reference counted. Creating an B<SSL> structure for the first time increments
22the reference count. Freeing it (using SSL_free) decrements it. When the
23reference count drops to zero, any memory or resources allocated to the B<SSL>
24structure are freed.
25
26SSL_up_ref() increments the reference count for an
27existing B<SSL> structure.
28
29The function SSL_dup() creates and returns a new B<SSL> structure from the same
30B<SSL_CTX> that was used to create I<s>. It additionally duplicates a subset of
31the settings in I<s> into the new B<SSL> object.
32
33For SSL_dup() to work, the connection MUST be in its initial state and
34MUST NOT have yet started the SSL handshake.  For connections that are not in
35their initial state SSL_dup() just increments an internal
36reference count and returns the I<same> handle.  It may be possible to
37use L<SSL_clear(3)> to recycle an SSL handle that is not in its initial
38state for re-use, but this is best avoided.  Instead, save and restore
39the session, if desired, and construct a fresh handle for each connection.
40
41The subset of settings in I<s> that are duplicated are:
42
43=over 4
44
45=item any session data if configured (including the session_id_context)
46
47=item any tmp_dh settings set via L<SSL_set_tmp_dh(3)>,
48L<SSL_set_tmp_dh_callback(3)>, or L<SSL_set_dh_auto(3)>
49
50=item any configured certificates, private keys or certificate chains
51
52=item any configured signature algorithms, or client signature algorithms
53
54=item any DANE settings
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56=item any Options set via L<SSL_set_options(3)>
57
58=item any Mode set via L<SSL_set_mode(3)>
59
60=item any minimum or maximum protocol settings set via
61L<SSL_set_min_proto_version(3)> or L<SSL_set_max_proto_version(3)> (Note: Only
62from OpenSSL 1.1.1h and above)
63
64=item any verify mode, callback or depth set via L<SSL_set_verify(3)> or
65L<SSL_set_verify_depth(3)> or any configured X509 verification parameters
66
67=item any msg callback or info callback set via L<SSL_set_msg_callback(3)> or
68L<SSL_set_info_callback(3)>
69
70=item any default password callback set via L<SSL_set_default_passwd_cb(3)>
71
72=item any session id generation callback set via L<SSL_set_generate_session_id(3)>
73
74=item any configured Cipher List
75
76=item initial accept (server) or connect (client) state
77
78=item the max cert list value set via L<SSL_set_max_cert_list(3)>
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80=item the read_ahead value set via L<SSL_set_read_ahead(3)>
81
82=item application specific data set via L<SSL_set_ex_data(3)>
83
84=item any CA list or client CA list set via L<SSL_set0_CA_list(3)>,
85SSL_set0_client_CA_list() or similar functions
86
87=item any security level settings or callbacks
88
89=item any configured serverinfo data
90
91=item any configured PSK identity hint
92
93=item any configured custom extensions
94
95=item any client certificate types configured via SSL_set1_client_certificate_types
96
97=back
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99=head1 RETURN VALUES
100
101The following return values can occur:
102
103=over 4
104
105=item NULL
106
107The creation of a new SSL structure failed. Check the error stack to
108find out the reason.
109
110=item Pointer to an SSL structure
111
112The return value points to an allocated SSL structure.
113
114SSL_up_ref() returns 1 for success and 0 for failure.
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116=back
117
118=head1 SEE ALSO
119
120L<SSL_free(3)>, L<SSL_clear(3)>,
121L<SSL_CTX_set_options(3)>,
122L<SSL_get_SSL_CTX(3)>,
123L<ssl(7)>
124
125=head1 COPYRIGHT
126
127Copyright 2000-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
128
129Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
130this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
131in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
132L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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