libressl-SSL_SESSION_print(3)

libressl-SSL_SESSION_print3

Print some properties of an ssl_session object

Usage

SSL Library (libssl, -lssl) libcrypto

#include <openssl/ssl.h>

int

SSL_SESSION_print(BIO *bp, const SSL_SESSION *session);

int

SSL_SESSION_print_fp(FILE *fp, const SSL_SESSION *session);

Overview

SSL_SESSION_print() prints some properties of session in a human-readable format to the BIO *bp, including protocol version, cipher name, session ID, session ID context, master key, session ticket lifetime hint, session ticket, start time, timeout, and verify return code.

SSL_SESSION_print_fp() does the same as SSL_SESSION_print() except that it prints to the FILE *fp.

Return values

SSL_SESSION_print() and SSL_SESSION_print_fp() return 1 for success or 0 for failure.

In some cases, the reason for failure can be determined with ERR_get_error(3).

History

SSL_SESSION_print() first appeared in SSLeay 0.5.2. SSL_SESSION_print_fp() first appeared in SSLeay 0.6.0. Both functions have been available since OpenBSD 2.4.

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