1SSL_accept(3)                       OpenSSL                      SSL_accept(3)
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NAME

6       SSL_accept - wait for a TLS/SSL client to initiate a TLS/SSL handshake
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SYNOPSIS

9        #include <openssl/ssl.h>
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11        int SSL_accept(SSL *ssl);
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DESCRIPTION

14       SSL_accept() waits for a TLS/SSL client to initiate the TLS/SSL
15       handshake.  The communication channel must already have been set and
16       assigned to the ssl by setting an underlying BIO.
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NOTES

19       The behaviour of SSL_accept() depends on the underlying BIO.
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21       If the underlying BIO is blocking, SSL_accept() will only return once
22       the handshake has been finished or an error occurred.
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24       If the underlying BIO is non-blocking, SSL_accept() will also return
25       when the underlying BIO could not satisfy the needs of SSL_accept() to
26       continue the handshake, indicating the problem by the return value -1.
27       In this case a call to SSL_get_error() with the return value of
28       SSL_accept() will yield SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ or SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE.
29       The calling process then must repeat the call after taking appropriate
30       action to satisfy the needs of SSL_accept().  The action depends on the
31       underlying BIO. When using a non-blocking socket, nothing is to be
32       done, but select() can be used to check for the required condition.
33       When using a buffering BIO, like a BIO pair, data must be written into
34       or retrieved out of the BIO before being able to continue.
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RETURN VALUES

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39       0   The TLS/SSL handshake was not successful but was shut down
40           controlled and by the specifications of the TLS/SSL protocol. Call
41           SSL_get_error() with the return value ret to find out the reason.
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43       1   The TLS/SSL handshake was successfully completed, a TLS/SSL
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46       <0  The TLS/SSL handshake was not successful because a fatal error
47           occurred either at the protocol level or a connection failure
48           occurred. The shutdown was not clean. It can also occur of action
49           is need to continue the operation for non-blocking BIOs. Call
50           SSL_get_error() with the return value ret to find out the reason.
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SEE ALSO

53       SSL_get_error(3), SSL_connect(3), SSL_shutdown(3), ssl(3), bio(3),
54       SSL_set_connect_state(3), SSL_do_handshake(3), SSL_CTX_new(3)
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