SSL_accept

SSL_accept(3)                       OpenSSL                      SSL_accept(3)



NAME
       SSL_accept - wait for a TLS/SSL client to initiate a TLS/SSL handshake

SYNOPSIS
        #include <openssl/ssl.h>

        int SSL_accept(SSL *ssl);

DESCRIPTION
       SSL_accept() waits for a TLS/SSL client to initiate the TLS/SSL hand-
       shake.  The communication channel must already have been set and
       assigned to the ssl by setting an underlying BIO.

NOTES
       The behaviour of SSL_accept() depends on the underlying BIO.

       If the underlying BIO is blocking, SSL_accept() will only return once
       the handshake has been finished or an error occurred, except for SGC
       (Server Gated Cryptography). For SGC, SSL_accept() may return with -1,
       but SSL_get_error() will yield SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ/WRITE and
       SSL_accept() should be called again.

       If the underlying BIO is non-blocking, SSL_accept() will also return
       when the underlying BIO could not satisfy the needs of SSL_accept() to
       continue the handshake. In this case a call to SSL_get_error() with the
       return value of SSL_accept() will yield SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ or
       SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE. The calling process then must repeat the call
       after taking appropriate action to satisfy the needs of SSL_accept().
       The action depends on the underlying BIO. When using a non-blocking
       socket, nothing is to be done, but select() can be used to check for
       the required condition. When using a buffering BIO, like a BIO pair,
       data must be written into or retrieved out of the BIO before being able
       to continue.

RETURN VALUES
       The following return values can occur:

       1   The TLS/SSL handshake was successfully completed, a TLS/SSL connec-
           tion has been established.

       0   The TLS/SSL handshake was not successful but was shut down con-
           trolled and by the specifications of the TLS/SSL protocol. Call
           SSL_get_error() with the return value ret to find out the reason.

       <0  The TLS/SSL handshake was not successful because a fatal error
           occurred either at the protocol level or a connection failure
           occurred. The shutdown was not clean. It can also occur of action
           is need to continue the operation for non-blocking BIOs. Call
           SSL_get_error() with the return value ret to find out the reason.

SEE ALSO
       SSL_get_error(3), SSL_connect(3), SSL_shutdown(3), ssl(3), bio(3),
       SSL_set_connect_state(3), SSL_do_handshake(3), SSL_CTX_new(3)



0.9.7a                            2002-07-19                     SSL_accept(3)