SYNOPSIS

        #include <openssl/ssl.h>

        SSL_CTX *SSL_CTX_new(SSL_METHOD *method);

DESCRIPTION

       SSL_CTX_new() creates a new SSL_CTX object as framework to establish
       TLS/SSL enabled connections.

NOTES

       The SSL_CTX object uses method as connection method. The methods exist
       in a generic type (for client and server use), a server only type, and
       a client only type. method can be of the following types:

       SSLv2_method(void), SSLv2_server_method(void),
       SSLv2_client_method(void)
           A TLS/SSL connection established with these methods will only
           understand the SSLv2 protocol. A client will send out SSLv2 client
           hello messages and will also indicate that it only understand
           SSLv2. A server will only understand SSLv2 client hello messages.

       SSLv3_method(void), SSLv3_server_method(void),
       SSLv3_client_method(void)
           A TLS/SSL connection established with these methods will only
           understand the SSLv3 protocol. A client will send out SSLv3 client
           hello messages and will indicate that it only understands SSLv3. A
           server will only understand SSLv3 client hello messages. This espe-
           cially means, that it will not understand SSLv2 client hello mes-
           sages which are widely used for compatibility reasons, see
           SSLv23_*_method().

       TLSv1_method(void), TLSv1_server_method(void),
       TLSv1_client_method(void)
           A TLS/SSL connection established with these methods will only
           understand the TLSv1 protocol. A client will send out TLSv1 client
           hello messages and will indicate that it only understands TLSv1. A
           server will only understand TLSv1 client hello messages. This espe-
           cially means, that it will not understand SSLv2 client hello mes-
           sages which are widely used for compatibility reasons, see
           SSLv23_*_method(). It will also not understand SSLv3 client hello
           messages.

       SSLv23_method(void), SSLv23_server_method(void),
       SSLv23_client_method(void)
           A TLS/SSL connection established with these methods will understand
           the SSLv2, SSLv3, and TLSv1 protocol. A client will send out SSLv2
           client hello messages and will indicate that it also understands
           SSLv3 and TLSv1. A server will understand SSLv2, SSLv3, and TLSv1
           client hello messages. This is the best choice when compatibility
           is a concern.

       NULL
           The creation of a new SSL_CTX object failed. Check the error stack
           to find out the reason.

       Pointer to an SSL_CTX object
           The return value points to an allocated SSL_CTX object.

SEE ALSO

       SSL_CTX_free(3), SSL_accept(3), ssl(3),  SSL_set_connect_state(3)



0.9.8d                            2001-07-25                    SSL_CTX_new(3)