gnutls_handshake(3)

1gnutls_handshake(3)                 gnutls                 gnutls_handshake(3)
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NAME

6       gnutls_handshake - API function
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <gnutls/gnutls.h>
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11       int gnutls_handshake(gnutls_session_t session);
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ARGUMENTS

14       gnutls_session_t session
15                   is a gnutls_session_t type.
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DESCRIPTION

18       This  function performs the handshake of the TLS/SSL protocol, and ini‐
19       tializes the TLS session parameters.
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21       The non-fatal errors expected by  this  function  are:  GNUTLS_E_INTER‐
22       RUPTED,   GNUTLS_E_AGAIN,  GNUTLS_E_WARNING_ALERT_RECEIVED.  When  this
23       function is called for re-handshake  under  TLS  1.2  or  earlier,  the
24       non-fatal   error   code   GNUTLS_E_GOT_APPLICATION_DATA  may  also  be
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27       The former two interrupt the handshake procedure due to  the  transport
28       layer  being  interrupted,  and the latter because of a "warning" alert
29       that was sent by the peer (it is  always  a  good  idea  to  check  any
30       received  alerts).  On these non-fatal errors call this function again,
31       until   it   returns   0;   cf.    gnutls_record_get_direction()    and
32       gnutls_error_is_fatal().   In   DTLS   sessions   the  non-fatal  error
33       GNUTLS_E_LARGE_PACKET is also possible,  and  indicates  that  the  MTU
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36       When  this  function  is called by a server after a rehandshake request
37       under TLS 1.2 or earlier the GNUTLS_E_GOT_APPLICATION_DATA  error  code
38       indicates  that  some  data  were  pending prior to peer initiating the
39       handshake.  Under TLS 1.3 this function when called after a  successful
40       handshake,  is  a  no-op  and always succeeds in server side; in client
41       side this function is equivalent  to  gnutls_session_key_update()  with
42       GNUTLS_KU_PEER flag.
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44       This function handles both full and abbreviated TLS handshakes (resump‐
45       tion).  For abbreviated handshakes, in  client  side,  the  gnutls_ses‐
46       sion_set_data()  should be called prior to this function to set parame‐
47       ters from a previous session.  In server side, resumption is handled by
48       either setting a DB back-end, or setting up keys for session tickets.
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RETURNS

51       GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS  on a successful handshake, otherwise a negative error
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REPORTING BUGS

55       Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
56       Home page: https://www.gnutls.org
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COPYRIGHT

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61       Copying and distribution of this file, with  or  without  modification,
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