SSL_GET_RBIO(3ossl)

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

💖 SSL_GET_RBIO 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the OpenSSL 3ossl manual page for SSL_get_rbio and SSL_get_wbio — yes both of them, they're a package deal, and they are lowkey the cutest little getter functions you'll ever meet. pull up a chair, grab a strawberry 🍓, and let's get into it.

✨ NAME ✨

SSL_get_rbio, SSL_get_wbio — get the BIO linked to an SSL object 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <openssl/ssl.h>

BIO *SSL_get_rbio(SSL *ssl);
BIO *SSL_get_wbio(SSL *ssl);

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so here's the vibe. SSL_get_rbio() and SSL_get_wbio() hand you back pointers to the BIOs for the read channel and the write channel respectively. and listen — those two can literally be different BIOs. like, not the same one. they're allowed to be separate. main character energy each, no sharing required. 👑

💀 the important bit: the reference count of the BIO is not incremented. so do not go freeing it all willy-nilly thinking you own it, bestie. you do not own it. it's not yours. it's just borrowed. 🙈

🎀 RETURN VALUES 🎀

here's what you might get back, and what it means:

  • NULL — no BIO was connected to the SSL object. it's giving empty. it's giving nothing attached. 😭
  • any other pointer — that's the BIO linked to ssl. slay. ✨

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

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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>.

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