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[openssl.git] / doc / ssl / SSL_accept.pod

diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_accept.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_accept.pod
index 46f95abb2f2283377a7a6fd4e8939cc78101e8e8..86f980de41b71103ca354b25d72daef328c20ac5 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/ssl/SSL_accept.pod
+++ b/doc/ssl/SSL_accept.pod
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ 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.
 
+When using a generic method (see L<SSL_CTX_new(3)|SSL_CTX_new(3)>), it
+is necessary to call SSL_set_accept_state()
+before calling SSL_accept() to explicitly switch the B<ssl> to server
+mode.
+
 =head1 RETURN VALUES
 
 The following return values can occur:
@@ -67,6 +72,8 @@ to find out the reason.
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<SSL_get_error(3)|SSL_get_error(3)>, L<SSL_connect(3)|SSL_connect(3)>,
-L<SSL_shutdown(3)|SSL_shutdown(3)>, L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<bio(3)|bio(3)>
+L<SSL_shutdown(3)|SSL_shutdown(3)>, L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<bio(3)|bio(3)>,
+L<SSL_set_connect_state(3)|SSL_set_connect_state(3)>,
+L<SSL_CTX_new(3)|SSL_CTX_new(3)>
 
 =cut