OpenSSL SSL_free(3openssl)
NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEESSL_free - free an allocated SSL structure
SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS#include
void SSL_free(SSL *ssl);
DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNNSSL_free() decrements the reference count of ssssssssllll, and
removes the SSL structure pointed to by ssssssssllll and frees up the allocated memory if the reference count has reached 0. NNNNOOOOTTTTEEEESSSSSSL_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 forthis ssssssssllll, the SSSSSSSSLLLL_SSSSEEEESSSSSSSSIIIIOOOONNNN. Do not explicitly free these
indirectly freed up items before or after callingSSL_free(), 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 bySSL_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. RRRREEEETTTTUUUURRRRNNNN VVVVAAAALLLLUUUUEEEESSSSSSL_free() does not provide diagnostic information.
SSL_new(3), SSL_clear(3), SSL_shutdown(3),
SSL_set_shutdown(3), ssl(3)
14/Feb/2009 Last change: 0.9.8o 1