SSL_LIBRARY_INIT(3)

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so this is SSL_LIBRARY_INIT(3), a Library Functions Manual page, and the main characters are SSL_library_init, OpenSSL_add_ssl_algorithms, and SSLeay_add_ssl_algorithms — they initialize the SSL library by registering algorithms. 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

library “libssl” libcrypto #include <openssl/ssl.h>

int
SSL_library_init(void);

int
OpenSSL_add_ssl_algorithms(void);

int
SSLeay_add_ssl_algorithms(void);

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay bestie, vibe check first: these functions are deprecated. 🚩 It is never useful for any application program to call any of them explicitly — the library automatically calls them internally whenever needed. so literally let it do its thing, no cap. 💅

SSL_library_init() registers the available ciphers and digests which are used directly or indirectly by TLS. ✨

OpenSSL_add_ssl_algorithms() and SSLeay_add_ssl_algorithms() are synonyms for SSL_library_init() and are implemented as macros. 🫶

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🎀 RETURN VALUES 🎀

SSL_library_init() always returns 1. that's it, iconic, zero drama. 👑

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• ssl(3) — go peek if you wanna keep vibing. 🦋

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🧚 HISTORY 🧚

• SSLeay_add_ssl_algorithms() first appeared in SSLeay 0.8.0 and has been available since OpenBSD 2.4. 🕰️
• SSL_library_init() first appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.2b and has been available since OpenBSD 2.6. ⭐
• OpenSSL_add_ssl_algorithms() first appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.5 and has been available since OpenBSD 2.7. 💜

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💌 this page is from Debian, dated June 8, 2025, and it's SSL_LIBRARY_INIT(3) — mwah, bye bestie! 💋