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diff --git a/lib/libssl/man/SSL_clear.3 b/lib/libssl/man/SSL_clear.3
index a9e318320f5..38194154f0d 100644
--- a/lib/libssl/man/SSL_clear.3
+++ b/lib/libssl/man/SSL_clear.3
@@ -1,7 +1,55 @@
+.\" $OpenBSD: SSL_clear.3,v 1.2 2016/12/01 22:45:28 schwarze Exp $
+.\" OpenSSL b97fdb57 Nov 11 09:33:09 2016 +0100
.\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: SSL_clear.3,v 1.1 2016/11/05 15:32:20 schwarze Exp $
+.\" This file was written by Lutz Jaenicke <jaenicke@openssl.org>.
+.\" Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2015 The OpenSSL Project.
+.\" All rights reserved.
.\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: November 5 2016 $
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" are met:
+.\"
+.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+.\"
+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+.\" the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+.\" distribution.
+.\"
+.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this
+.\" software must display the following acknowledgment:
+.\" "This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project
+.\" for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)"
+.\"
+.\" 4. The names "OpenSSL Toolkit" and "OpenSSL Project" must not be used to
+.\" endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+.\" prior written permission. For written permission, please contact
+.\" openssl-core@openssl.org.
+.\"
+.\" 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "OpenSSL"
+.\" nor may "OpenSSL" appear in their names without prior written
+.\" permission of the OpenSSL Project.
+.\"
+.\" 6. Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following
+.\" acknowledgment:
+.\" "This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project
+.\" for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/)"
+.\"
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+.\"
+.Dd $Mdocdate: December 1 2016 $
.Dt SSL_CLEAR 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -16,7 +64,7 @@ Reset
.Fa ssl
to allow another connection.
All settings (method, ciphers, BIOs) are kept.
-.Sh NOTES
+.Pp
.Fn SSL_clear
is used to prepare an
.Vt SSL
@@ -45,30 +93,11 @@ So if the session was a TLSv1 session, a
client object will use a TLSv1 client method for the next handshake and a
.Vt SSL
server object will use a TLSv1 server method, even if
-.Fn SSLv23_*_method Ns s
+.Fn TLS_*_method Ns s
were chosen on startup.
This might lead to connection failures (see
.Xr SSL_new 3 )
for a description of the method's properties.
-.Sh WARNINGS
-.Fn SSL_clear
-resets the
-.Vt SSL
-object to allow for another connection.
-The reset operation however keeps several settings of the last sessions
-(some of these settings were made automatically during the last handshake).
-It only makes sense for a new connection with the exact same peer that shares
-these settings,
-and may fail if that peer changes its settings between connections.
-Use the sequence
-.Xr SSL_get_session 3 ;
-.Xr SSL_new 3 ;
-.Xr SSL_set_session 3 ;
-.Xr SSL_free 3
-instead to avoid such failures (or simply
-.Xr SSL_free 3 ;
-.Xr SSL_new 3
-if session reuse is not desired).
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The following return values can occur:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
@@ -90,3 +119,22 @@ operation was successful.
.Xr SSL_new 3 ,
.Xr SSL_set_shutdown 3 ,
.Xr SSL_shutdown 3
+.Sh CAVEATS
+.Fn SSL_clear
+resets the
+.Vt SSL
+object to allow for another connection.
+The reset operation however keeps several settings of the last sessions
+(some of these settings were made automatically during the last handshake).
+It only makes sense for a new connection with the exact same peer that shares
+these settings,
+and may fail if that peer changes its settings between connections.
+Use the sequence
+.Xr SSL_get_session 3 ;
+.Xr SSL_new 3 ;
+.Xr SSL_set_session 3 ;
+.Xr SSL_free 3
+instead to avoid such failures (or simply
+.Xr SSL_free 3 ;
+.Xr SSL_new 3
+if session reuse is not desired).