OpenSSL SSL_SESSION_free(3openssl)
NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEESSL_SESSION_free - free an allocated SSL_SESSION structure
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void SSL_SESSION_free(SSL_SESSION *session);
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and removes the SSSSSSSSLLLL_SSSSEEEESSSSSSSSIIIIOOOONNNN structure pointed to by sssseeeessssssssiiiioooonnnn
and frees up the allocated memory, if the reference count has reached 0. NNNNOOOOTTTTEEEESSSSSSL_SESSION objects are allocated, when a TLS/SSL handshake
operation is successfully completed. Depending on thesettings, see SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode(3), the
SSL_SESSION objects are internally referenced by the SSL_CTX
and linked into its session cache. SSL objects may be usingthe SSL_SESSION object; as a session may be reused, several
SSL objects may be using one SSL_SESSION object at the same
time. It is therefore crucial to keep the reference count(usage information) correct and not delete a SSL_SESSION
object that is still used, as this may lead to program failures due to dangling pointers. These failures may alsoappear delayed, e.g. when an SSL_SESSION object was
completely freed as the reference count incorrectly became 0, but it is still referenced in the internal session cache and the cache list is processed during aSSL_CTX_flush_sessions(3) operation.
SSL_SESSION_free() must only be called for SSL_SESSION
objects, for which the reference count was explicitlyincremented (e.g. by calling SSL_get1_session(), see
SSL_get_session(3)) or when the SSL_SESSION object was
generated outside a TLS handshake operation, e.g. by usingd2i_SSL_SESSION(3). It must not be called on other
SSL_SESSION objects, as this would cause incorrect reference
counts and therefore program failures. RRRREEEETTTTUUUURRRRNNNN VVVVAAAALLLLUUUUEEEESSSSSSL_SESSION_free() does not provide diagnostic information.
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SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode(3),
SSL_CTX_flush_sessions(3),
d2i_SSL_SESSION(3)
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OpenSSL SSL_SESSION_free(3openssl)
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