1=pod 2 3=head1 NAME 4 5SSL_new - create a new SSL structure for a connection 6 7=head1 SYNOPSIS 8 9 #include <openssl/ssl.h> 10 11 SSL *SSL_new(SSL_CTX *ctx); 12 13=head1 DESCRIPTION 14 15SSL_new() creates a new B<SSL> structure which is needed to hold the 16data for a TLS/SSL connection. The new structure inherits the settings 17of the underlying context B<ctx>: connection method (SSLv2/v3/TLSv1), 18options, verification settings, timeout settings. 19 20=head1 RETURN VALUES 21 22The following return values can occur: 23 24=over 4 25 26=item NULL 27 28The creation of a new SSL structure failed. Check the error stack to 29find out the reason. 30 31=item Pointer to an SSL structure 32 33The return value points to an allocated SSL structure. 34 35=back 36 37=head1 SEE ALSO 38 39L<SSL_free(3)|SSL_free(3)>, L<SSL_clear(3)|SSL_clear(3)>, 40L<SSL_CTX_set_options(3)|SSL_CTX_set_options(3)>, 41L<SSL_get_SSL_CTX(3)|SSL_get_SSL_CTX(3)>, 42L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)> 43 44=cut 45