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1=pod
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 reuse, 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
55
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)>
79
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
98
99SSL_dup() is not supported on QUIC SSL objects and returns NULL if called on
100such an object.
101
102=head1 RETURN VALUES
103
104The following return values can occur:
105
106=over 4
107
108=item NULL
109
110The creation of a new SSL structure failed. Check the error stack to
111find out the reason.
112
113=item Pointer to an SSL structure
114
115The return value points to an allocated SSL structure.
116
117SSL_up_ref() returns 1 for success and 0 for failure.
118
119=back
120
121=head1 SEE ALSO
122
123L<SSL_free(3)>, L<SSL_clear(3)>,
124L<SSL_CTX_set_options(3)>,
125L<SSL_get_SSL_CTX(3)>,
126L<ssl(7)>
127
128=head1 COPYRIGHT
129
130Copyright 2000-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
131
132Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
133this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
134in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
135L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
136
137=cut
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