1SSL_new(3) OpenSSL SSL_new(3)
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6 SSL_new - create a new SSL structure for a connection
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9 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
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11 SSL *SSL_new(SSL_CTX *ctx);
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14 SSL_new() creates a new SSL structure which is needed to hold the data
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23 The creation of a new SSL structure failed. Check the error stack
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26 Pointer to an SSL structure
27 The return value points to an allocated SSL structure.
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30 SSL_free(3), SSL_clear(3), SSL_CTX_set_options(3), SSL_get_SSL_CTX(3),
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351.0.1e 2013-02-11 SSL_new(3)