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SSL configuration module docs

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 fips_mode = on

=head2 SSL CONFIGURATION MODULE

This module has the name B<ssl_conf> which points to a section containing
SSL configurations.

Each line in the SSL configuration section contains the name of the
configuration and the section containing it.

Each configuration section consists of command value pairs for B<SSL_CONF>.
Each pair will be passed to a B<SSL_CTX> or B<SSL> structure if it calls
SSL_CTX_config() or SSL_config() with the appropriate configuration name.

Note: any characters before an initial dot in the configuration section are
ignored so the same command can be used multiple times.

For example:

 ssl_conf = ssl_sect

 [ssl_sect]

 server = server_section

 [server_section]

 RSA.Certificate = server-rsa.pem
 ECDSA.Certificate = server-ecdsa.pem
 Ciphers = ALL:!RC4

=head1 NOTES

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=pod

=head1 NAME

SSL_CTX_config, SSL_config - configure SSL_CTX or SSL structure.

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/ssl.h>

 int SSL_CTX_config(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *name);
 int SSL_config(SSL *s, const char *name);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

The functions SSL_CTX_config() and SSL_config() configure an B<SSL_CTX> or
B<SSL> structure using the configuration B<name>.

=head1 NOTES

By calling SSL_CTX_config() or SSL_config() an application can perform many
complex tasks based on the contents of the configuration file: greatly
simplifying application configuration code. A degree of future proofing
can also be achieved: an application can support configuration features
in newer versions of OpenSSL automatically.

A configuration file must have been previously loaded, for example using
CONF_modules_load_file(). See L<config(3)> for details of the configuration
file syntax.

=head1 RETURN VALUES

SSL_CTX_config() and SSL_config() return 1 for success or 0 if an error
occurred.

=head1 EXAMPLE

If the file "config.cnf" contains the following:

 testapp = test_sect

 [test_sect]
 # list of confuration modules

 ssl_conf = ssl_sect

 [ssl_sect]

 server = server_section

 [server_section]

 RSA.Certificate = server-rsa.pem
 ECDSA.Certificate = server-ecdsa.pem
 Ciphers = ALL:!RC4

An application could call:

 if (CONF_modules_load_file("config.cnf", "testapp", 0) <= 0) {
      fprintf(stderr, "Error processing config file\n");
      goto err;
 }

 ctx = SSL_CTX_new(TLS_server_method());

 if (SSL_CTX_config(ctx, "server") == 0) {
     fprintf(stderr, "Error configuring server.\n");
     goto err;
 }

In this example two certificates and the cipher list are configured without
the need for any additional application code.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<config(3)>,
L<SSL_CONF_cmd(3)>,
L<CONF_modules_load_file(3)>

=head1 HISTORY

SSL_CTX_config() and SSL_config() were first added to OpenSSL 1.1.0

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