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

#include <openssl/ssl.h> int SSL_accept(SSL *ssl);

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

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.

If the underlying BIO is nonblocking, SSL_accept() will also return when the underlying BIO could not satisfy the needs of SSL_accept() to continue the handshake, indicating the problem by the return value -1. 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 nonblocking 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.

The following return values can occur:

1. The TLS/SSL handshake was not successful but was shut down controlled and by the specifications of the TLS/SSL protocol. Call SSL_get_error() with the return value ret to find out the reason.
2. The TLS/SSL handshake was successfully completed, a TLS/SSL connection has been established.
3. 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 if action is needed to continue the operation for nonblocking BIOs. Call SSL_get_error() with the return value ret to find out the reason.

SSL_get_error (3), SSL_connect (3), SSL_shutdown (3), ssl (7), bio (7), SSL_set_connect_state (3), SSL_do_handshake (3), SSL_CTX_new (3)

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