openssl/doc/man3/SSL_CTX_set_mode.pod
Matt Caswell 7714dc5ea1 Document the newly added SSL functions
Also document SSL_peek() which was missing from the docs.

Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>
2016-11-04 12:09:46 +00:00

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=pod
=head1 NAME
SSL_CTX_set_mode, SSL_set_mode, SSL_CTX_get_mode, SSL_get_mode - manipulate SSL engine mode
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/ssl.h>
long SSL_CTX_set_mode(SSL_CTX *ctx, long mode);
long SSL_set_mode(SSL *ssl, long mode);
long SSL_CTX_get_mode(SSL_CTX *ctx);
long SSL_get_mode(SSL *ssl);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
SSL_CTX_set_mode() adds the mode set via bitmask in B<mode> to B<ctx>.
Options already set before are not cleared.
SSL_set_mode() adds the mode set via bitmask in B<mode> to B<ssl>.
Options already set before are not cleared.
SSL_CTX_get_mode() returns the mode set for B<ctx>.
SSL_get_mode() returns the mode set for B<ssl>.
=head1 NOTES
The following mode changes are available:
=over 4
=item SSL_MODE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_WRITE
Allow SSL_write_ex(..., n, &r) to return with 0 < r < n (i.e. report success
when just a single record has been written). This works in a similar way for
SSL_write(). When not set (the default), SSL_write_ex() or SSL_write() will only
report success once the complete chunk was written. Once SSL_write_ex() or
SSL_write() returns successful, r bytes have been written and the next call to
SSL_write_ex() or SSL_write() must only send the n-r bytes left, imitating the
behaviour of write().
=item SSL_MODE_ACCEPT_MOVING_WRITE_BUFFER
Make it possible to retry SSL_write_ex() or SSL_write() with changed buffer
location (the buffer contents must stay the same). This is not the default to
avoid the misconception that non-blocking SSL_write() behaves like
non-blocking write().
=item SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY
Never bother the application with retries if the transport is blocking.
If a renegotiation take place during normal operation, a
L<SSL_read_ex(3)>, L<SSL_read(3)>, L<SSL_write_ex(3)> or L<SSL_write(3)> would
return with a failure and indicate the need to retry with SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ.
In a non-blocking environment applications must be prepared to handle
incomplete read/write operations.
In a blocking environment, applications are not always prepared to
deal with read/write operations returning without success report. The
flag SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY will cause read/write operations to only
return after the handshake and successful completion.
=item SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS
When we no longer need a read buffer or a write buffer for a given SSL,
then release the memory we were using to hold it.
Using this flag can
save around 34k per idle SSL connection.
This flag has no effect on SSL v2 connections, or on DTLS connections.
=item SSL_MODE_SEND_FALLBACK_SCSV
Send TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV in the ClientHello.
To be set only by applications that reconnect with a downgraded protocol
version; see draft-ietf-tls-downgrade-scsv-00 for details.
DO NOT ENABLE THIS if your application attempts a normal handshake.
Only use this in explicit fallback retries, following the guidance
in draft-ietf-tls-downgrade-scsv-00.
=item SSL_MODE_ASYNC
Enable asynchronous processing. TLS I/O operations may indicate a retry with
SSL_ERROR_WANT_ASYNC with this mode set if an asynchronous capable engine is
used to perform cryptographic operations. See L<SSL_get_error(3)>.
=back
=head1 RETURN VALUES
SSL_CTX_set_mode() and SSL_set_mode() return the new mode bitmask
after adding B<mode>.
SSL_CTX_get_mode() and SSL_get_mode() return the current bitmask.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<ssl(3)>, L<SSL_read_ex(3)>, L<SSL_read(3)>, L<SSL_write_ex(3)> or
L<SSL_write(3)>, L<SSL_get_error(3)>
=head1 HISTORY
SSL_MODE_ASYNC was first added to OpenSSL 1.1.0.
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2001-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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