libressl-SSL_COMP_add_compression_method(3)

libressl-SSL_COMP_add_compression_method3

Handle ssl/tls integrated compression methods

Usage

SSL Library (libssl, -lssl) libcrypto

#include <openssl/ssl.h>

STACK_OF(SSL_COMP) *

SSL_COMP_get_compression_methods(void);

Overview

This function is deprecated and has no effect. It is provided purely for compatibility with legacy application code.

SSL_COMP_get_compression_methods() used to return a stack of available compression methods.

Return values

SSL_COMP_get_compression_methods() always returns NULL.

History

SSL_COMP_get_compression_methods() first appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.8 and has been available since OpenBSD 4.5.

From libressl 4.4.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.