SSLCTXsettimeout(3) OpenSSL SSLCTXsettimeout(3)

NAME
       SSLCTXsettimeout, SSLCTXgettimeout - manipulate timeout values
       for session caching

SYNOPSIS
        #include 

        long SSLCTXsettimeout(SSLCTX *ctx, long t);
        long SSLCTXgettimeout(SSLCTX *ctx);

DESCRIPTION
       SSLCTXsettimeout() sets the timeout for newly created sessions for
       ccttxx to tt. The timeout value tt must be given in seconds.

       SSLCTXgettimeout() returns the currently set timeout value for ccttxx.

NNOOTTEESS
       Whenever a new session is created, it is assigned a maximum lifetime.
       This lifetime is specified by storing the creation time of the session
       and the timeout value valid at this time. If the actual time is later
       than creation time plus timeout, the session is not reused.

       Due to this realization, all sessions behave according to the timeout
       value valid at the time of the session negotiation. Changes of the
       timeout value do not affect already established sessions.

       The expiration time of a single session can be modified using the
       SSLSESSIONgettime(3) family of functions.

       Expired sessions are removed from the internal session cache, whenever
       SSLCTXflushsessions(3) is called, either directly by the application
       or automatically (see SSLCTXsetsessioncachemode(3))

       The default value for session timeout is decided on a per protocol
       basis, see SSLgetdefaulttimeout(3).  All currently supported
       protocols have the same default timeout value of 300 seconds.

RETURN VALUES
       SSLCTXsettimeout() returns the previously set timeout value.

       SSLCTXgettimeout() returns the currently set timeout value.

SEE ALSO
       ssl(3), SSLCTXsetsessioncachemode(3), SSLSESSIONgettime(3),
       SSLCTXflushsessions(3), SSLgetdefaulttimeout(3)



0.9.7l                            2001-08-17            SSLCTXsettimeout(3)