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.Dd $Mdocdate: December 6 2016 $
.Dt SSL_SESSION_NEW 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm SSL_SESSION_new
.Nd construct a new SSL_SESSION object
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In openssl/ssl.h
.Ft SSL_SESSION *
.Fn SSL_SESSION_new void
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Fn SSL_SESSION_new
allocates and initializes an new
.Vt SSL_SESSION
object.
The reference count is set to 1, the time to the current time, and
the timeout to five minutes.
.Pp
When the object is no longer needed, it can be destructed with
.Xr SSL_SESSION_free 3 .
.Pp
.Fn SSL_SESSION_new
is used internally, for example by
.Xr SSL_connect 3 .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Fn SSL_SESSION_new
returns the new
.Vt SSL_SESSION
object or
.Dv NULL
if insufficient memory is available.
.Pp
After failure,
.Xr ERR_get_error 3
returns
.Dv ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr d2i_SSL_SESSION 3 ,
.Xr PEM_read_SSL_SESSION 3 ,
.Xr SSL_connect 3 ,
.Xr SSL_CTX_add_session 3 ,
.Xr SSL_get_session 3 ,
.Xr SSL_SESSION_free 3 ,
.Xr SSL_SESSION_get_ex_new_index 3 ,
.Xr SSL_SESSION_get_time 3 ,
.Xr SSL_set_session 3