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1 | =pod |
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3 | =head1 NAME | |
4 | ||
1e4e5492 | 5 | SSL_SESSION_free - free an allocated SSL_SESSION structure |
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6 | |
7 | =head1 SYNOPSIS | |
8 | ||
9 | #include <openssl/ssl.h> | |
10 | ||
e31e385c | 11 | void SSL_SESSION_free(SSL_SESSION *session); |
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12 | |
13 | =head1 DESCRIPTION | |
14 | ||
15 | SSL_SESSION_free() decrements the reference count of B<session> and removes | |
1e4e5492 | 16 | the B<SSL_SESSION> structure pointed to by B<session> and frees up the allocated |
477fd459 | 17 | memory, if the reference count has reached 0. |
62adbcee | 18 | If B<session> is NULL nothing is done. |
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20 | =head1 NOTES |
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22 | SSL_SESSION objects are allocated, when a TLS/SSL handshake operation | |
23 | is successfully completed. Depending on the settings, see | |
9b86974e | 24 | L<SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode(3)>, |
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25 | the SSL_SESSION objects are internally referenced by the SSL_CTX and |
26 | linked into its session cache. SSL objects may be using the SSL_SESSION object; | |
27 | as a session may be reused, several SSL objects may be using one SSL_SESSION | |
28 | object at the same time. It is therefore crucial to keep the reference | |
29 | count (usage information) correct and not delete a SSL_SESSION object | |
30 | that is still used, as this may lead to program failures due to | |
31 | dangling pointers. These failures may also appear delayed, e.g. | |
32 | when an SSL_SESSION object was completely freed as the reference count | |
33 | incorrectly became 0, but it is still referenced in the internal | |
34 | session cache and the cache list is processed during a | |
9b86974e | 35 | L<SSL_CTX_flush_sessions(3)> operation. |
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36 | |
37 | SSL_SESSION_free() must only be called for SSL_SESSION objects, for | |
38 | which the reference count was explicitly incremented (e.g. | |
9b86974e | 39 | by calling SSL_get1_session(), see L<SSL_get_session(3)>) |
56fa8e69 | 40 | or when the SSL_SESSION object was generated outside a TLS handshake |
9b86974e | 41 | operation, e.g. by using L<d2i_SSL_SESSION(3)>. |
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42 | It must not be called on other SSL_SESSION objects, as this would cause |
43 | incorrect reference counts and therefore program failures. | |
44 | ||
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45 | =head1 RETURN VALUES |
46 | ||
47 | SSL_SESSION_free() does not provide diagnostic information. | |
48 | ||
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49 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
50 | ||
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51 | L<ssl(3)>, L<SSL_get_session(3)>, |
52 | L<SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode(3)>, | |
53 | L<SSL_CTX_flush_sessions(3)>, | |
54 | L<d2i_SSL_SESSION(3)> | |
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55 | |
56 | =cut |