SSL_CONF_CTX_SET_SSL_CTX(3ossl)

📦 version 15.1, in freebsd 15.1

hey bestie, welcome to the OpenSSL manual page for SSL_CONF_CTX_SET_SSL_CTX(3ossl) ✨ it’s giving “tiny API, important job” energy, and we’re gonna get through it together 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

SSL_CONF_CTX_finish, SSL_CONF_CTX_set_ssl_ctx, SSL_CONF_CTX_set_ssl — set context to configure 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <openssl/ssl.h>

void SSL_CONF_CTX_set_ssl_ctx(SSL_CONF_CTX *cctx, SSL_CTX *ctx);
void SSL_CONF_CTX_set_ssl(SSL_CONF_CTX *cctx, SSL *ssl);
int SSL_CONF_CTX_finish(SSL_CONF_CTX *cctx);

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so, here’s the vibe check on these three functions 👑

  • SSL_CONF_CTX_set_ssl_ctx() — sets the context associated with cctx to the SSL_CTX structure ctx. Any previous SSL or SSL_CTX associated with cctx is cleared. Subsequent calls to SSL_CONF_cmd() will be sent to ctx. slay, clean slate energy ✨
  • SSL_CONF_CTX_set_ssl() — sets the context associated with cctx to the SSL structure ssl. Any previous SSL or SSL_CTX associated with cctx is cleared. Subsequent calls to SSL_CONF_cmd() will be sent to ssl. periodt, that’s the assignment 💅
  • SSL_CONF_CTX_finish() — must be called after all configuration operations have been completed. It is used to finalise any operations or to process defaults. no cap, do not skip this step bestie 😭

🫶 NOTES 🫶

The context need not be set or it can be set to NULL in which case only syntax checking of commands is performed, where possible. lowkey a vibe: no context, just syntax check city 🦋

fr fr, NULL here means you’re only doing syntax checking of commands where possible — not full configuration magic 💀

🔥 RETURN VALUES 🔥

  • SSL_CONF_CTX_set_ssl_ctx() and SSL_CTX_set_ssl() do not return a value.
  • SSL_CONF_CTX_finish() returns 1 for success and 0 for failure.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

👑 HISTORY 👑

These functions were added in OpenSSL 1.0.2. vintage but still main character energy 🎀

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Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (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 <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

💖 that’s the whole vibe: OpenSSL 3.5.6, dated 2026-04-07, from the SSL_CONF_CTX_SET_SSL_CTX(3ossl) manual — bye bestie, go configure something iconic 💅✨

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