SSL_FREE(3) OpenSSL SSL_FREE(3)
SSL_free - free an allocated SSL structure
#include <openssl/ssl.h>
void SSL_free(SSL *ssl);
SSL_free() decrements the reference count of ssl, and
removes the SSL structure pointed to by ssl and frees up the
allocated memory if the reference count has reached 0.
SSL_free() also calls the free()ing procedures for
indirectly affected items, if applicable: the buffering BIO,
the read and write BIOs, cipher lists specially created for
this ssl, the SSL_SESSION. Do not explicitly free these
indirectly freed up items before or after calling
SSL_free(), as trying to free things twice may lead to pro-
gram failure.
The ssl session has reference counts from two users: the SSL
object, for which the reference count is removed by
SSL_free() and the internal session cache. If the session is
considered bad, because SSL_shutdown(3) was not called for
the connection and SSL_set_shutdown(3) was not used to set
the SSL_SENT_SHUTDOWN state, the session will also be
removed from the session cache as required by RFC2246.
SSL_free() does not provide diagnostic information.
SSL_new(3), SSL_clear(3), SSL_shutdown(3),
SSL_set_shutdown(3), ssl(3)
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