NAME

       SSL_free - free an allocated SSL structure

SYNOPSIS

        #include <openssl/ssl.h>

        void SSL_free(SSL *ssl);

DESCRIPTION

       SSL_free() decrements the reference count of ssl, and removes the SSL structure pointed to by ssl and
       frees up the allocated memory if the reference count has reached 0.

NOTES

       SSL_free() also calls the free()ing procedures for indirectly affected items, if applicable: the
       buffering BIO, the read and write BIOs, cipher lists specially created for this ssl, the SSL_SESSION.  Do
       not explicitly free these indirectly freed up items before or after calling SSL_free(), as trying to free
       things twice may lead to program failure.

       The ssl session has reference counts from two users: the SSL object, for which the reference count is
       removed by SSL_free() and the internal session cache. If the session is considered bad, because
       SSL_shutdown(3) was not called for the connection and SSL_set_shutdown(3) was not used to set the
       SSL_SENT_SHUTDOWN state, the session will also be removed from the session cache as required by RFC2246.

RETURN VALUES

       SSL_free() does not provide diagnostic information.

       SSL_new(3), SSL_clear(3), SSL_shutdown(3), SSL_set_shutdown(3), ssl(3)

1.0.2g                                             2016-03-01                                     SSL_free(3SSL)