SSL_clear(3)

NAME
SSL_clear - reset SSL object to allow another connection

SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 int SSL_clear(SSL *ssl);

DESCRIPTION
Reset ssl to allow another connection. All settings (method, ciphers, BIOs) are kept.

NOTES
SSL_clear is used to prepare an SSL object for a new connection. While all settings are kept, a side effect is the handling of the current SSL session. If a session is still open, it is considered bad and will be removed from the session cache, as required by RFC2246. A session is considered open, if SSL_shutdown(3) was not called for the connection or at least SSL_set_shutdown(3) was used to set the SSL_SENT_SHUTDOWN state.

RETURN VALUES
The following return values can occur: The SSL_clear() operation could not be performed. Check the error stack to find out the reason. The SSL_clear() operation was successful.

SSL_new(3), SSL_free(3), SSL_shutdown(3), SSL_set_shutdown(3), SSL_CTX_set_options(3), ssl(3)