NAME

       SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode, SSL_CTX_get_session_cache_mode - enable/disable session caching

SYNOPSIS

        #include <openssl/ssl.h>

        long SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode(SSL_CTX ctx, long mode);
        long SSL_CTX_get_session_cache_mode(SSL_CTX ctx);

DESCRIPTION

       SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode() enables/disables session caching by setting the operational mode for ctx
       to <mode>.

       SSL_CTX_get_session_cache_mode() returns the currently used cache mode.

NOTES

       The OpenSSL library can store/retrieve SSL/TLS sessions for later reuse.  The sessions can be held in
       memory for each ctx, if more than one SSL_CTX object is being maintained, the sessions are unique for
       each SSL_CTX object.

       In order to reuse a session, a client must send the session's id to the server. It can only send exactly
       one id.  The server then either agrees to reuse the session or it starts a full handshake (to create a
       new session).

       A server will look up the session in its internal session storage. If the session is not found in
       internal storage or lookups for the internal storage have been deactivated
       (SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_LOOKUP), the server will try the external storage if available.

       Since a client may try to reuse a session intended for use in a different context, the session id context
       must be set by the server (see SSL_CTX_set_session_id_context(3)).

       The following session cache modes and modifiers are available:

       SSL_SESS_CACHE_OFF
           No session caching for client or server takes place.

       SSL_SESS_CACHE_CLIENT
           Client sessions are added to the session cache. As there is no reliable way for the OpenSSL library
           to know whether a session should be reused or which session to choose (due to the abstract BIO layer
           the SSL engine does not have details about the connection), the application must select the session
           to be reused by using the SSL_set_session(3) function. This option is not activated by default.

       SSL_SESS_CACHE_SERVER
           Server sessions are added to the session cache. When a client proposes a session to be reused, the
           server looks for the corresponding session in (first) the internal session cache (unless
           SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_LOOKUP is set), then (second) in the external cache if available. If the
           session is found, the server will try to reuse the session.  This is the default.

       SSL_SESS_CACHE_BOTH
           Enable both SSL_SESS_CACHE_CLIENT and SSL_SESS_CACHE_SERVER at the same time.

       SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_AUTO_CLEAR
           Normally the session cache is checked for expired sessions every 255 connections using the
           SSL_CTX_flush_sessions(3) function. Since this may lead to a delay which cannot be controlled, the
           automatic flushing may be disabled and SSL_CTX_flush_sessions(3) can be called explicitly by the
           application.

       SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_LOOKUP
           By setting this flag, session-resume operations in an SSL/TLS server will not automatically look up
           sessions in the internal cache, even if sessions are automatically stored there. If external session
           caching callbacks are in use, this flag guarantees that all lookups are directed to the external
           cache.  As automatic lookup only applies for SSL/TLS servers, the flag has no effect on clients.

       SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_STORE
           Depending on the presence of SSL_SESS_CACHE_CLIENT and/or SSL_SESS_CACHE_SERVER, sessions negotiated
           in an SSL/TLS handshake may be cached for possible reuse.  Normally a new session is added to the
           internal cache as well as any external session caching (callback) that is configured for the SSL_CTX.
           This flag will prevent sessions being stored in the internal cache (though the application can add
           them manually using SSL_CTX_add_session(3)). Note: in any SSL/TLS servers where external caching is
           configured, any successful session lookups in the external cache (ie. for session-resume requests)
           would normally be copied into the local cache before processing continues - this flag prevents these
           additions to the internal cache as well.

       SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL
           Enable both SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_LOOKUP and SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_STORE at the same time.

       The default mode is SSL_SESS_CACHE_SERVER.

RETURN VALUES

       SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode() returns the previously set cache mode.

       SSL_CTX_get_session_cache_mode() returns the currently set cache mode.

SEE ALSO

       ssl(7), SSL_set_session(3), SSL_session_reused(3), SSL_CTX_add_session(3), SSL_CTX_sess_number(3),
       SSL_CTX_sess_set_cache_size(3), SSL_CTX_sess_set_get_cb(3), SSL_CTX_set_session_id_context(3),
       SSL_CTX_set_timeout(3), SSL_CTX_flush_sessions(3)

COPYRIGHT

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       Licensed under the OpenSSL license (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>.