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Diffstat (limited to 'crypto/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_set_connect_state.pod')
| -rw-r--r-- | crypto/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_set_connect_state.pod | 23 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_set_connect_state.pod b/crypto/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_set_connect_state.pod index a8c4463c640a..7adf8adfed10 100644 --- a/crypto/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_set_connect_state.pod +++ b/crypto/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_set_connect_state.pod @@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ SSL_set_connect_state, SSL_get_accept_state - prepare SSL object to work in clie =head1 DESCRIPTION -SSL_set_connect_state() B<ssl> to work in client mode. +SSL_set_connect_state() sets B<ssl> to work in client mode. -SSL_set_accept_state() B<ssl> to work in server mode. +SSL_set_accept_state() sets B<ssl> to work in server mode. =head1 NOTES @@ -27,12 +27,17 @@ server connections. (The method might have been changed with L<SSL_CTX_set_ssl_version(3)|SSL_CTX_set_ssl_version(3)> or SSL_set_ssl_method().) -In order to successfully accomplish the handshake, the SSL routines need -to know whether they should act in server or client mode. If the generic -method was used, this is not clear from the method itself and must be set -with either SSL_set_connect_state() or SSL_set_accept_state(). If these -routines are not called, the default value set when L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)> -is called is server mode. +When beginning a new handshake, the SSL engine must know whether it must +call the connect (client) or accept (server) routines. Even though it may +be clear from the method chosen, whether client or server mode was +requested, the handshake routines must be explicitly set. + +When using the L<SSL_connect(3)|SSL_connect(3)> or +L<SSL_accept(3)|SSL_accept(3)> routines, the correct handshake +routines are automatically set. When performing a transparent negotiation +using L<SSL_write(3)|SSL_write(3)> or L<SSL_read(3)|SSL_read(3)>, the +handshake routines must be explicitly set in advance using either +SSL_set_connect_state() or SSL_set_accept_state(). =head1 RETURN VALUES @@ -42,6 +47,8 @@ information. =head1 SEE ALSO L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)>, L<SSL_CTX_new(3)|SSL_CTX_new(3)>, +L<SSL_connect(3)|SSL_connect(3)>, L<SSL_accept(3)|SSL_accept(3)>, +L<SSL_write(3)|SSL_write(3)>, L<SSL_read(3)|SSL_read(3)>, L<SSL_CTX_set_ssl_version(3)|SSL_CTX_set_ssl_version(3)> =cut |