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=head1 NAME

SSL_free - Free up an allocated SSL structure

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/ssl.h>

 void *SSL_free(SSL *ssl);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

SSL_free() decrements the reference count of B<ssl> and removes the SSL
structure pointed to by B<ssl> and frees up the allocated memory, if the
the reference count has reached 0.

It also calls the free()ing procedures for indirectly affected items, if
applicable: the buffering BIO, the read and write BIOs,
cipher lists especially created for this B<ssl>, the SSL_SESSION.
Do not explicitly free these indirectly freed up items before or after
calling SSL_free(), as trying to free things twice may lead to program
failure.

=head1 RETURN VALUES

SSL_free() does not provide diagnostic information.

L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)>, L<SSL_clear(3)|SSL_clear(3)>,
L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>

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