SSL_free 3 2001-04-11 0.9.9-dev OpenSSL
NAME
SSL_free - free an allocated SSL structure
LIBRARY
libcrypto, -lcrypto
SYNOPSIS
#include
void SSL_free(SSL *ssl);
DESCRIPTION
_S_S_L___f_r_e_e_(_) decrements the reference count of ssssll, and removes the SSL
structure pointed to by ssssll and frees up the allocated memory if the
the reference count has reached 0.
NOTES
_S_S_L___f_r_e_e_(_) also calls the _f_r_e_e_(_)ing procedures for indirectly affected items, if
applicable: the buffering BIO, the read and write BIOs,
cipher lists specially created for this ssssll, the SSSSLL__SSEESSSSIIOONN.
Do not explicitly free these indirectly freed up items before or after
calling _S_S_L___f_r_e_e_(_), as trying to free things twice may lead to program
failure.
The ssl session has reference counts from two users: the SSL object, for
which the reference count is removed by _S_S_L___f_r_e_e_(_) and the internal
session cache. If the session is considered bad, because
_S_S_L___s_h_u_t_d_o_w_n(3) was not called for the connection
and _S_S_L___s_e_t___s_h_u_t_d_o_w_n(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.
RETURN VALUES
_S_S_L___f_r_e_e_(_) does not provide diagnostic information.
_S_S_L___n_e_w(3), _S_S_L___c_l_e_a_r(3),
_S_S_L___s_h_u_t_d_o_w_n(3), _S_S_L___s_e_t___s_h_u_t_d_o_w_n(3),
_s_s_l(3)