SSL_CONF_CTX_NEW(3ossl)

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version 3.5.9 · 8 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 SSL_CONF_CTX_NEW(3ossl) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the OpenSSL corner of the manual, where we're talking about SSL_CONF_CTX_new and SSL_CONF_CTX_free — aka the SSL configuration allocation functions. yes ma'am, these two little icons are the ones who hand you the shiny new config context and then lovingly let it go when you're done. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

SSL_CONF_CTX_new, SSL_CONF_CTX_free — SSL configuration allocation functions. that's the whole vibe, no notes. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <openssl/ssl.h>

SSL_CONF_CTX *SSL_CONF_CTX_new(void);
void SSL_CONF_CTX_free(SSL_CONF_CTX *cctx);

look at that, clean, gorgeous, zero drama. 🦋

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so. SSL_CONF_CTX_new() does the thing where it allocates and initialises an SSL_CONF_CTX structure, and it's made specifically for use with the SSL_CONF functions. it's giving "fresh start, new me, brand new context energy." ✨

and then SSL_CONF_CTX_free()? that's your cleanup bestie. it frees up the context cctx. and here's the cute part — if cctx is NULL, nothing is done. literally nothing. it just vibes. no crash, no drama, no problem. 🫶

ngl this pair is the classic allocate-then-free duo and honestly? iconic.

👑 RETURN VALUES 👑

  • SSL_CONF_CTX_new() returns either the newly allocated SSL_CONF_CTX structure, or NULL if an error occurs. so if you get NULL back, that's the universe saying "not today bestie" — check your error handling. 😭
  • SSL_CONF_CTX_free() does not return a value. void. it says what it needs to say and leaves. periodt. 💅

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

go read these too, they're all connected, iykyk:

the whole friend group, fr fr. 🌈

🦋 HISTORY 🦋

these functions were added in OpenSSL 1.0.2. so they've been around a minute. seasoned. established. main character energy since day one. ⭐

Copyright 2012-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

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>.

like, legally speaking, read the license. it's not a suggestion, bestie. 🙈

and that's a wrap, my love 💖 this was the SSL_CONF_CTX_NEW(3ossl) page from OpenSSL version 3.5.9, dated 2026-09-29. go allocate something gorgeous and then free it properly, okay? we don't leak here. no cap. 💅✨🌸

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