.Dd $Mdocdate: October 12 2014 $ .Dt SSL_DO_HANDSHAKE 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm SSL_do_handshake .Nd perform a TLS/SSL handshake .Sh SYNOPSIS .In openssl/ssl.h .Ft int .Fn SSL_do_handshake "SSL *ssl" .Sh DESCRIPTION .Fn SSL_do_handshake will wait for a SSL/TLS handshake to take place. If the connection is in client mode, the handshake will be started. The handshake routines may have to be explicitly set in advance using either .Xr SSL_set_connect_state 3 or .Xr SSL_set_accept_state 3 . .Sh NOTES The behaviour of .Fn SSL_do_handshake depends on the underlying .Vt BIO . .Pp If the underlying .Vt BIO is .Em blocking , .Fn SSL_do_handshake will only return once the handshake has been finished or an error occurred, except for SGC (Server Gated Cryptography). For SGC, .Fn SSL_do_handshake may return with \(mi1, but .Xr SSL_get_error 3 will yield .Dv SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ or .Dv SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE and .Fn SSL_do_handshake should be called again. .Pp If the underlying .Vt BIO is .Em non-blocking , .Fn SSL_do_handshake will also return when the underlying .Vt BIO could not satisfy the needs of .Fn SSL_do_handshake to continue the handshake. In this case a call to .Xr SSL_get_error 3 with the return value of .Fn SSL_do_handshake will yield .Dv SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ or .Dv SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE . The calling process then must repeat the call after taking appropriate action to satisfy the needs of .Fn SSL_do_handshake . The action depends on the underlying .Vt BIO . When using a non-blocking socket, nothing is to be done, but .Xr select 2 can be used to check for the required condition. When using a buffering .Vt BIO , like a .Vt BIO pair, data must be written into or retrieved out of the .Vt BIO before being able to continue. .Sh RETURN VALUES The following return values can occur: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It 0 The TLS/SSL handshake was not successful but was shut down controlled and by the specifications of the TLS/SSL protocol. Call .Xr SSL_get_error 3 with the return value .Fa ret to find out the reason. .It 1 The TLS/SSL handshake was successfully completed, and a TLS/SSL connection has been established. .It <0 The TLS/SSL handshake was not successful because either a fatal error occurred at the protocol level or a connection failure occurred. The shutdown was not clean. It can also occur if action is needed to continue the operation for non-blocking .Vt BIO Ns s. Call .Xr SSL_get_error 3 with the return value .Fa ret to find out the reason. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr bio 3 , .Xr ssl 3 , .Xr SSL_accept 3 , .Xr SSL_connect 3 , .Xr SSL_get_error 3 , .Xr SSL_set_connect_state 3