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Options already set before are not cleared! .Pp .Fn SSL_set_options adds the options set via bitmask in .Fa options to .Fa ssl . Options already set before are not cleared! .Pp .Fn SSL_CTX_clear_options clears the options set via bitmask in .Fa options to .Fa ctx . .Pp .Fn SSL_clear_options clears the options set via bitmask in .Fa options to .Fa ssl . .Pp .Fn SSL_CTX_get_options returns the options set for .Fa ctx . .Pp .Fn SSL_get_options returns the options set for .Fa ssl . .Pp .Fn SSL_get_secure_renegotiation_support indicates whether the peer supports secure renegotiation. .Pp All these functions are implemented using macros. .Pp The behaviour of the SSL library can be changed by setting several options. The options are coded as bitmasks and can be combined by a bitwise OR operation (|). .Pp .Fn SSL_CTX_set_options and .Fn SSL_set_options affect the (external) protocol behaviour of the SSL library. The (internal) behaviour of the API can be changed by using the similar .Xr SSL_CTX_set_mode 3 and .Xr SSL_set_mode 3 functions. .Pp During a handshake, the option settings of the SSL object are used. When a new SSL object is created from a context using .Xr SSL_new 3 , the current option setting is copied. Changes to .Fa ctx do not affect already created .Vt SSL objects. .Fn SSL_clear does not affect the settings. .Pp The following .Em bug workaround options are available: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Dv SSL_OP_ALL This currently does nothing. .El .Pp It is usually safe to use .Dv SSL_OP_ALL to enable the bug workaround options if compatibility with somewhat broken implementations is desired. .Pp The following .Em modifying options are available: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Dv SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE When choosing a cipher, use the server's preferences instead of the client preferences. When not set, the server will always follow the client's preferences. When set, the server will choose following its own preferences. .It Dv SSL_OP_COOKIE_EXCHANGE Turn on Cookie Exchange as described in RFC 4347 Section 4.2.1. Only affects DTLS connections. .It Dv SSL_OP_LEGACY_SERVER_CONNECT Allow connections to legacy servers that do not support secure renegotiation. This option is not set by default. .It Dv SSL_OP_NO_DTLSv1 Do not use the DTLSv1 protocol. Deprecated; use .Xr SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version 3 instead. .It Dv SSL_OP_NO_DTLSv1_2 Do not use the DTLSv1.2 protocol. Deprecated; use .Xr SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version 3 instead. .It Dv SSL_OP_NO_QUERY_MTU Do not query the MTU. Only affects DTLS connections. .It Dv SSL_OP_NO_SESSION_RESUMPTION_ON_RENEGOTIATION When performing renegotiation as a server, always start a new session (i.e., session resumption requests are only accepted in the initial handshake). This option is not needed for clients. .It Dv SSL_OP_NO_TICKET Normally clients and servers using TLSv1.2 and earlier will, where possible, transparently make use of RFC 5077 tickets for stateless session resumption. .Pp If this option is set, this functionality is disabled and tickets will not be used by clients or servers. .It Dv SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1 Do not use the TLSv1.0 protocol. Deprecated; use .Xr SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version 3 instead. .It Dv SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1 Do not use the TLSv1.1 protocol. Deprecated; use .Xr SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version 3 instead. .It Dv SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2 Do not use the TLSv1.2 protocol. Deprecated; use .Xr SSL_CTX_set_max_proto_version 3 instead. .El .Pp The following options used to be supported at some point in the past and no longer have any effect: .Dv SSL_OP_ALLOW_UNSAFE_LEGACY_RENEGOTIATION , .Dv SSL_OP_DONT_INSERT_EMPTY_FRAGMENTS , .Dv SSL_OP_EPHEMERAL_RSA , .Dv SSL_OP_MICROSOFT_BIG_SSLV3_BUFFER , .Dv SSL_OP_MICROSOFT_SESS_ID_BUG , .Dv SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_CA_DN_BUG , .Dv SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_CHALLENGE_BUG , .Dv SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_DEMO_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG , .Dv SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG , .Dv SSL_OP_NO_COMPRESSION , .Dv SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2 , .Dv SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3 , .Dv SSL_OP_PKCS1_CHECK_1 , .Dv SSL_OP_PKCS1_CHECK_2 , .Dv SSL_OP_SAFARI_ECDHE_ECDSA_BUG , .Dv SSL_OP_SINGLE_DH_USE , .Dv SSL_OP_SINGLE_ECDH_USE , .Dv SSL_OP_SSLEAY_080_CLIENT_DH_BUG , .Dv SSL_OP_SSLREF2_REUSE_CERT_TYPE_BUG , .Dv SSL_OP_TLS_BLOCK_PADDING_BUG , .Dv SSL_OP_TLS_D5_BUG , .Dv SSL_OP_TLS_ROLLBACK_BUG , .Dv SSL_OP_TLSEXT_PADDING . .Sh RETURN VALUES .Fn SSL_CTX_set_options and .Fn SSL_set_options return the new options bitmask after adding .Fa options . .Pp .Fn SSL_CTX_clear_options and .Fn SSL_clear_options return the new options bitmask after clearing .Fa options . .Pp .Fn SSL_CTX_get_options and .Fn SSL_get_options return the current bitmask. .Pp .Fn SSL_get_secure_renegotiation_support returns 1 is the peer supports secure renegotiation and 0 if it does not. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr openssl 1 , .Xr ssl 3 , .Xr SSL_clear 3 , .Xr SSL_CTX_ctrl 3 , .Xr SSL_CTX_set_min_proto_version 3 , .Xr SSL_new 3 .Sh HISTORY .Fn SSL_CTX_set_options and .Fn SSL_set_options first appeared in SSLeay 0.9.0 and have been available since .Ox 2.4 . .Pp .Fn SSL_CTX_get_options and .Fn SSL_get_options first appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.2b and have been available since .Ox 2.6 . .Pp .Fn SSL_CTX_clear_options , .Fn SSL_clear_options , and .Fn SSL_get_secure_renegotiation_support first appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.8m and have been available since .Ox 4.9 .