libressl-SSL_session_reused(3)

libressl-SSL_session_reused3

Query whether a reused session was negotiated during handshake

Usage

SSL Library (libssl, -lssl) libcrypto

#include <openssl/ssl.h>

int

SSL_session_reused(SSL *ssl);

Overview

Query whether a reused session was negotiated during the handshake.

During the negotiation, a client can propose to reuse a session. The server then looks up the session in its cache. If both client and server agree on the session, it will be reused and a flag is set that can be queried by the application.

Return values

The following return values can occur:

0

A new session was negotiated.

1

A session was reused.

History

SSL_session_reused() first appeared in SSLeay 0.8.0 and has 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.