1SSL_CTX_SET_TIMEOUT(3) OpenSSL SSL_CTX_SET_TIMEOUT(3)
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6 SSL_CTX_set_timeout, SSL_CTX_get_timeout - manipulate timeout values
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10 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
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12 long SSL_CTX_set_timeout(SSL_CTX *ctx, long t);
13 long SSL_CTX_get_timeout(SSL_CTX *ctx);
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16 SSL_CTX_set_timeout() sets the timeout for newly created sessions for
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19 SSL_CTX_get_timeout() returns the currently set timeout value for ctx.
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22 Whenever a new session is created, it is assigned a maximum lifetime.
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31 The expiration time of a single session can be modified using the
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35 SSL_CTX_flush_sessions(3) is called, either directly by the application
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43 SSL_CTX_set_timeout() returns the previously set timeout value.
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48 ssl(7), SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode(3), SSL_SESSION_get_time(3),
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52 Copyright 2001-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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55 this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
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611.1.1 2018-09-11 SSL_CTX_SET_TIMEOUT(3)