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  131. .IX Title "SSL_read 3"
  132. .TH SSL_read 3 "2019-09-12" "1.0.2g" "OpenSSL"
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  136. .nh
  137. .SH "NAME"
  138. SSL_read \- read bytes from a TLS/SSL connection.
  139. .SH "SYNOPSIS"
  140. .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
  141. .Vb 1
  142. \& #include <openssl/ssl.h>
  143. \&
  144. \& int SSL_read(SSL *ssl, void *buf, int num);
  145. .Ve
  146. .SH "DESCRIPTION"
  147. .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
  148. \&\fISSL_read()\fR tries to read \fBnum\fR bytes from the specified \fBssl\fR into the
  149. buffer \fBbuf\fR.
  150. .SH "NOTES"
  151. .IX Header "NOTES"
  152. If necessary, \fISSL_read()\fR will negotiate a \s-1TLS/SSL\s0 session, if
  153. not already explicitly performed by \fISSL_connect\fR\|(3) or
  154. \&\fISSL_accept\fR\|(3). If the
  155. peer requests a re-negotiation, it will be performed transparently during
  156. the \fISSL_read()\fR operation. The behaviour of \fISSL_read()\fR depends on the
  157. underlying \s-1BIO.\s0
  158. .PP
  159. For the transparent negotiation to succeed, the \fBssl\fR must have been
  160. initialized to client or server mode. This is being done by calling
  161. \&\fISSL_set_connect_state\fR\|(3) or \fISSL_set_accept_state()\fR
  162. before the first call to an \fISSL_read()\fR or \fISSL_write\fR\|(3)
  163. function.
  164. .PP
  165. \&\fISSL_read()\fR works based on the \s-1SSL/TLS\s0 records. The data are received in
  166. records (with a maximum record size of 16kB for SSLv3/TLSv1). Only when a
  167. record has been completely received, it can be processed (decryption and
  168. check of integrity). Therefore data that was not retrieved at the last
  169. call of \fISSL_read()\fR can still be buffered inside the \s-1SSL\s0 layer and will be
  170. retrieved on the next call to \fISSL_read()\fR. If \fBnum\fR is higher than the
  171. number of bytes buffered, \fISSL_read()\fR will return with the bytes buffered.
  172. If no more bytes are in the buffer, \fISSL_read()\fR will trigger the processing
  173. of the next record. Only when the record has been received and processed
  174. completely, \fISSL_read()\fR will return reporting success. At most the contents
  175. of the record will be returned. As the size of an \s-1SSL/TLS\s0 record may exceed
  176. the maximum packet size of the underlying transport (e.g. \s-1TCP\s0), it may
  177. be necessary to read several packets from the transport layer before the
  178. record is complete and \fISSL_read()\fR can succeed.
  179. .PP
  180. If the underlying \s-1BIO\s0 is \fBblocking\fR, \fISSL_read()\fR will only return, once the
  181. read operation has been finished or an error occurred, except when a
  182. renegotiation take place, in which case a \s-1SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ\s0 may occur.
  183. This behaviour can be controlled with the \s-1SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY\s0 flag of the
  184. \&\fISSL_CTX_set_mode\fR\|(3) call.
  185. .PP
  186. If the underlying \s-1BIO\s0 is \fBnon-blocking\fR, \fISSL_read()\fR will also return
  187. when the underlying \s-1BIO\s0 could not satisfy the needs of \fISSL_read()\fR
  188. to continue the operation. In this case a call to
  189. \&\fISSL_get_error\fR\|(3) with the
  190. return value of \fISSL_read()\fR will yield \fB\s-1SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ\s0\fR or
  191. \&\fB\s-1SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE\s0\fR. As at any time a re-negotiation is possible, a
  192. call to \fISSL_read()\fR can also cause write operations! The calling process
  193. then must repeat the call after taking appropriate action to satisfy the
  194. needs of \fISSL_read()\fR. The action depends on the underlying \s-1BIO.\s0 When using a
  195. non-blocking socket, nothing is to be done, but \fIselect()\fR can be used to check
  196. for the required condition. When using a buffering \s-1BIO,\s0 like a \s-1BIO\s0 pair, data
  197. must be written into or retrieved out of the \s-1BIO\s0 before being able to continue.
  198. .PP
  199. \&\fISSL_pending\fR\|(3) can be used to find out whether there
  200. are buffered bytes available for immediate retrieval. In this case
  201. \&\fISSL_read()\fR can be called without blocking or actually receiving new
  202. data from the underlying socket.
  203. .SH "WARNING"
  204. .IX Header "WARNING"
  205. When an \fISSL_read()\fR operation has to be repeated because of
  206. \&\fB\s-1SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ\s0\fR or \fB\s-1SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE\s0\fR, it must be repeated
  207. with the same arguments.
  208. .SH "RETURN VALUES"
  209. .IX Header "RETURN VALUES"
  210. The following return values can occur:
  211. .IP ">0" 4
  212. .IX Item ">0"
  213. The read operation was successful; the return value is the number of
  214. bytes actually read from the \s-1TLS/SSL\s0 connection.
  215. .IP "0" 4
  216. The read operation was not successful. The reason may either be a clean
  217. shutdown due to a \*(L"close notify\*(R" alert sent by the peer (in which case
  218. the \s-1SSL_RECEIVED_SHUTDOWN\s0 flag in the ssl shutdown state is set
  219. (see \fISSL_shutdown\fR\|(3),
  220. \&\fISSL_set_shutdown\fR\|(3)). It is also possible, that
  221. the peer simply shut down the underlying transport and the shutdown is
  222. incomplete. Call \fISSL_get_error()\fR with the return value \fBret\fR to find out,
  223. whether an error occurred or the connection was shut down cleanly
  224. (\s-1SSL_ERROR_ZERO_RETURN\s0).
  225. .Sp
  226. SSLv2 (deprecated) does not support a shutdown alert protocol, so it can
  227. only be detected, whether the underlying connection was closed. It cannot
  228. be checked, whether the closure was initiated by the peer or by something
  229. else.
  230. .IP "<0" 4
  231. .IX Item "<0"
  232. The read operation was not successful, because either an error occurred
  233. or action must be taken by the calling process. Call \fISSL_get_error()\fR with the
  234. return value \fBret\fR to find out the reason.
  235. .SH "SEE ALSO"
  236. .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
  237. \&\fISSL_get_error\fR\|(3), \fISSL_write\fR\|(3),
  238. \&\fISSL_CTX_set_mode\fR\|(3), \fISSL_CTX_new\fR\|(3),
  239. \&\fISSL_connect\fR\|(3), \fISSL_accept\fR\|(3)
  240. \&\fISSL_set_connect_state\fR\|(3),
  241. \&\fISSL_pending\fR\|(3),
  242. \&\fISSL_shutdown\fR\|(3), \fISSL_set_shutdown\fR\|(3),
  243. \&\fIssl\fR\|(3), \fIbio\fR\|(3)