SSL_CONF_CTX_SET_SSL_CTX(3ossl)

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

💖 SSL_CONF_CTX_SET_SSL_CTX 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the OpenSSL manual page for SSL_CONF_CTX_SET_SSL_CTX(3ossl) — yes it's a mouthful, yes it's iconic, and yes 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);

like, that's it. three little lines. so cute 🎀

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

  • SSL_CONF_CTX_set_ssl_ctx() — points the context hanging out with cctx at the SSL_CTX structure ctx. Heads up: whatever SSL or SSL_CTX was attached to cctx before? cleared. gone. no leftovers 💀. And then every SSL_CONF_cmd() call after this gets sent straight to ctx.
  • SSL_CONF_CTX_set_ssl() — same energy, different target: it sets the context associated with cctx to the SSL structure ssl. And yeah, any previous SSL or SSL_CTX associated with cctx gets cleared here too. After this, SSL_CONF_cmd() calls go to ssl.
  • SSL_CONF_CTX_finish() — this one is mandatory, bestie, don't skip it 😭. You must call it once all your configuration operations are done. It's the one that finalises any operations or processes defaults. Like the last person to leave the party turning off the lights ✨.

👑 NOTES 👑

The context doesn't have to be set at all — or you can set it to NULL — and in that case, only syntax checking of commands is performed, where possible. lowkey a whole mood tbh 🧚

🌈 RETURN VALUES 🌈

SSL_CONF_CTX_set_ssl_ctx() and SSL_CTX_set_ssl() do not return a value. They're just out here doing their thing, no receipts 💅.

SSL_CONF_CTX_finish() returns 1 for success and 0 for failure. that's the vibe check, right there ⭐

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

go read those too, iykyk 📚

💜 HISTORY 💜

These functions were added in OpenSSL 1.0.2. vintage but make it slay 🎀

Copyright 2012-2023 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>.

fr fr, that's the whole page. now go call SSL_CONF_CTX_finish() before you forget, i'm literally begging 🙈

kisses, this was OpenSSL 3.5.9, dated 2026-09-29 💖✨🌸🦋

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