SSL_new() creates a new SSL structure which is needed to hold the
data for a TLS/SSL connection. The new structure inherits the settings
of the underlying context ctx: connection method,
options, verification settings, timeout settings. An SSL structure is
reference counted. Creating an SSL structure for the first time increments
the reference count. Freeing it (using SSL_free) decrements it. When the
reference count drops to zero, any memory or resources allocated to the SSL
structure are freed.
SSL_up_ref() increments the reference count for an
existing SSL structure.
The function SSL_dup() creates and returns a new SSL structure from the same
SSL_CTX that was used to create s. It additionally duplicates a subset of
the settings in s into the new SSL object.
For SSL_dup() to work, the connection MUST be in its initial state and
MUST NOT have yet started the SSL handshake. For connections that are not in
their initial state SSL_dup() just increments an internal
reference count and returns the same handle. It may be possible to
use SSL_clear(3) to recycle an SSL handle that is not in its initial
state for re-use, but this is best avoided. Instead, save and restore
the session, if desired, and construct a fresh handle for each connection.
The subset of settings in s that are duplicated are:
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