| =pod |
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| =head1 NAME |
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| SSL_get_error - obtain result code for TLS/SSL I/O operation |
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| =head1 SYNOPSIS |
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| #include <openssl/ssl.h> |
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| int SSL_get_error(const SSL *ssl, int ret); |
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| =head1 DESCRIPTION |
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| SSL_get_error() returns a result code (suitable for the C "switch" |
| statement) for a preceding call to SSL_connect(), SSL_accept(), SSL_do_handshake(), |
| SSL_read_ex(), SSL_read(), SSL_peek_ex(), SSL_peek(), SSL_shutdown(), |
| SSL_write_ex() or SSL_write() on B<ssl>. The value returned by that TLS/SSL I/O |
| function must be passed to SSL_get_error() in parameter B<ret>. |
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| In addition to B<ssl> and B<ret>, SSL_get_error() inspects the |
| current thread's OpenSSL error queue. Thus, SSL_get_error() must be |
| used in the same thread that performed the TLS/SSL I/O operation, and no |
| other OpenSSL function calls should appear in between. The current |
| thread's error queue must be empty before the TLS/SSL I/O operation is |
| attempted, or SSL_get_error() will not work reliably. |
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| =head1 NOTES |
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| Some TLS implementations do not send a close_notify alert on shutdown. |
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| On an unexpected EOF, versions before OpenSSL 3.0 returned |
| B<SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL>, nothing was added to the error stack, and errno was 0. |
| Since OpenSSL 3.0 the returned error is B<SSL_ERROR_SSL> with a meaningful |
| error on the error stack. |
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| =head1 RETURN VALUES |
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| The following return values can currently occur: |
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| =over 4 |
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| =item SSL_ERROR_NONE |
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| The TLS/SSL I/O operation completed. This result code is returned |
| if and only if B<ret E<gt> 0>. |
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| =item SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN |
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| The TLS/SSL peer has closed the connection for writing by sending the |
| close_notify alert. |
| No more data can be read. |
| Note that B<SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN> does not necessarily |
| indicate that the underlying transport has been closed. |
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| This error can also appear when the option B<SSL_OP_IGNORE_UNEXPECTED_EOF> |
| is set. See L<SSL_CTX_set_options(3)> for more details. |
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| =item SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ, SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE |
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| The operation did not complete and can be retried later. |
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| B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ> is returned when the last operation was a read |
| operation from a nonblocking B<BIO>. |
| It means that not enough data was available at this time to complete the |
| operation. |
| If at a later time the underlying B<BIO> has data available for reading the same |
| function can be called again. |
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| SSL_read() and SSL_read_ex() can also set B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ> when there is |
| still unprocessed data available at either the B<SSL> or the B<BIO> layer, even |
| for a blocking B<BIO>. |
| See L<SSL_read(3)> for more information. |
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| B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE> is returned when the last operation was a write |
| to a nonblocking B<BIO> and it was unable to sent all data to the B<BIO>. |
| When the B<BIO> is writable again, the same function can be called again. |
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| Note that the retry may again lead to an B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ> or |
| B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE> condition. |
| There is no fixed upper limit for the number of iterations that |
| may be necessary until progress becomes visible at application |
| protocol level. |
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| It is safe to call SSL_read() or SSL_read_ex() when more data is available |
| even when the call that set this error was an SSL_write() or SSL_write_ex(). |
| However, if the call was an SSL_write() or SSL_write_ex(), it should be called |
| again to continue sending the application data. If you get B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE> |
| from SSL_write() or SSL_write_ex() then you should not do any other operation |
| that could trigger B<IO> other than to repeat the previous SSL_write() call. |
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| For socket B<BIO>s (e.g. when SSL_set_fd() was used), select() or |
| poll() on the underlying socket can be used to find out when the |
| TLS/SSL I/O function should be retried. |
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| Caveat: Any TLS/SSL I/O function can lead to either of |
| B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ> and B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE>. |
| In particular, |
| SSL_read_ex(), SSL_read(), SSL_peek_ex(), or SSL_peek() may want to write data |
| and SSL_write() or SSL_write_ex() may want to read data. |
| This is mainly because |
| TLS/SSL handshakes may occur at any time during the protocol (initiated by |
| either the client or the server); SSL_read_ex(), SSL_read(), SSL_peek_ex(), |
| SSL_peek(), SSL_write_ex(), and SSL_write() will handle any pending handshakes. |
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| =item SSL_ERROR_WANT_CONNECT, SSL_ERROR_WANT_ACCEPT |
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| The operation did not complete; the same TLS/SSL I/O function should be |
| called again later. The underlying BIO was not connected yet to the peer |
| and the call would block in connect()/accept(). The SSL function should be |
| called again when the connection is established. These messages can only |
| appear with a BIO_s_connect() or BIO_s_accept() BIO, respectively. |
| In order to find out, when the connection has been successfully established, |
| on many platforms select() or poll() for writing on the socket file descriptor |
| can be used. |
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| =item SSL_ERROR_WANT_X509_LOOKUP |
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| The operation did not complete because an application callback set by |
| SSL_CTX_set_client_cert_cb() has asked to be called again. |
| The TLS/SSL I/O function should be called again later. |
| Details depend on the application. |
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| =item SSL_ERROR_WANT_ASYNC |
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| The operation did not complete because an asynchronous engine is still |
| processing data. This will only occur if the mode has been set to SSL_MODE_ASYNC |
| using L<SSL_CTX_set_mode(3)> or L<SSL_set_mode(3)> and an asynchronous capable |
| engine is being used. An application can determine whether the engine has |
| completed its processing using select() or poll() on the asynchronous wait file |
| descriptor. This file descriptor is available by calling |
| L<SSL_get_all_async_fds(3)> or L<SSL_get_changed_async_fds(3)>. The TLS/SSL I/O |
| function should be called again later. The function B<must> be called from the |
| same thread that the original call was made from. |
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| =item SSL_ERROR_WANT_ASYNC_JOB |
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| The asynchronous job could not be started because there were no async jobs |
| available in the pool (see ASYNC_init_thread(3)). This will only occur if the |
| mode has been set to SSL_MODE_ASYNC using L<SSL_CTX_set_mode(3)> or |
| L<SSL_set_mode(3)> and a maximum limit has been set on the async job pool |
| through a call to L<ASYNC_init_thread(3)>. The application should retry the |
| operation after a currently executing asynchronous operation for the current |
| thread has completed. |
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| =item SSL_ERROR_WANT_CLIENT_HELLO_CB |
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| The operation did not complete because an application callback set by |
| SSL_CTX_set_client_hello_cb() has asked to be called again. |
| The TLS/SSL I/O function should be called again later. |
| Details depend on the application. |
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| =item SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL |
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| Some non-recoverable, fatal I/O error occurred. The OpenSSL error queue may |
| contain more information on the error. For socket I/O on Unix systems, consult |
| B<errno> for details. If this error occurs then no further I/O operations should |
| be performed on the connection and SSL_shutdown() must not be called. |
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| This value can also be returned for other errors, check the error queue for |
| details. |
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| =item SSL_ERROR_SSL |
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| A non-recoverable, fatal error in the SSL library occurred, usually a protocol |
| error. The OpenSSL error queue contains more information on the error. If this |
| error occurs then no further I/O operations should be performed on the |
| connection and SSL_shutdown() must not be called. |
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| =back |
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| =head1 SEE ALSO |
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| L<ssl(7)> |
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| =head1 HISTORY |
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| The SSL_ERROR_WANT_ASYNC error code was added in OpenSSL 1.1.0. |
| The SSL_ERROR_WANT_CLIENT_HELLO_CB error code was added in OpenSSL 1.1.1. |
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| =head1 COPYRIGHT |
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| Copyright 2000-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. |
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| Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (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 |
| L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>. |
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| =cut |