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=head1 NAME

SSL_shutdown - shut down a TLS/SSL connection

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/ssl.h>

 int SSL_shutdown(SSL *ssl);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

SSL_shutdown() shuts down an active TLS/SSL connection. It sends the shutdown
alert to the peer. The behaviour of SSL_shutdown() depends on the underlying
BIO. 

If the underlying BIO is B<blocking>, SSL_shutdown() will only return once the
handshake has been finished or an error occurred.

If the underlying BIO is B<non-blocking>, SSL_shutdown() will also return
when the underlying BIO could not satisfy the needs of SSL_shutdown()
to continue the handshake. In this case a call to SSL_get_error() with the
return value of SSL_shutdown() will yield B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ> or
B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE>. The calling process then must repeat the call after
taking appropriate action to satisfy the needs of SSL_shutdown().
The action depends on the underlying BIO. When using a non-blocking socket,
nothing is to be done, but select() can be used to check for the required
condition. When using a buffering BIO, like a BIO pair, data must be written
into or retrieved out of the BIO before being able to continue.

=head1 RETURN VALUES

The following return values can occur:

=over 4

=item 1

The shutdown was successfully completed.

=item 0

The shutdown was not successful. Call SSL_get_error() with the return
value B<ret> to find out the reason.

=item -1

The shutdown was not successful because a fatal error occurred either
at the protocol level or a connection failure occurred. It can also occur of
action is need to continue the operation for non-blocking BIOs.
Call SSL_get_error() with the return value B<ret> to find out the reason.

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=head1 SEE ALSO

L<SSL_get_error(3)|SSL_get_error(3)>, L<SSL_connect(3)|SSL_connect(3)>,
L<SSL_accept(3)|SSL_accept(3)>, L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<bio(3)|bio(3)>

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