SSL_library_init(3)         OpenSSL         SSL_library_init(3)





NAME
       SSL_library_init, OpenSSL_add_ssl_algorithms,
       SSLeay_add_ssl_algorithms - initialize SSL library by
       registering algorithms

SYNOPSIS
        #include <openssl/ssl.h>

        int SSL_library_init(void);
        #define OpenSSL_add_ssl_algorithms()    SSL_library_init()
        #define SSLeay_add_ssl_algorithms()     SSL_library_init()

DESCRIPTION
       SSL_library_init() registers the available ciphers and
       digests.

       OpenSSL_add_ssl_algorithms() and SSLeay_add_ssl_algo-
       rithms() are synonyms for SSL_library_init().

NOTES
       SSL_library_init() must be called before any other
       action takes place.

WARNING
       SSL_library_init() only registers ciphers. Another
       important initialization is the seeding of the PRNG
       (Pseudo Random Number Generator), which has to be per-
       formed separately.

EXAMPLES
       A typical TLS/SSL application will start with the
       library initialization, will provide readable error mes-
       sages and will seed the PRNG.

        SSL_load_error_strings();                /* readable error messages */
        SSL_library_init();                      /* initialize library */
        actions_to_seed_PRNG();

RETURN VALUES
       SSL_library_init() always returns "1", so it is safe to
       discard the return value.

SEE ALSO
       ssl(3), SSL_load_error_strings(3), RAND_add(3)



0.9.7c                     2000-09-21       SSL_library_init(3)
