=head1 NAME
-SSL_clear - Reset SSL to allow another connection
+SSL_clear - reset SSL object to allow another connection
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/ssl.h>
- int *SSL_clear(SSL *ssl);
+ int SSL_clear(SSL *ssl);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-Reset the B<ssl> to allow another connection. All settings (method, ciphers,
-BIOs) are kept. A completely negotiated SSL_SESSION is not freed but left
-untouched for the underlying SSL_CTX.
+Reset B<ssl> to allow another connection. All settings (method, ciphers,
+BIOs) are kept.
+
+=head1 NOTES
+
+SSL_clear is used to prepare an SSL object for a new connection. While all
+settings are kept, a side effect is the handling of the current SSL session.
+If a session is still B<open>, it is considered bad and will be removed
+from the session cache, as required by RFC2246. A session is considered open,
+if L<SSL_shutdown(3)|SSL_shutdown(3)> was not called for the connection
+or at least L<SSL_set_shutdown(3)|SSL_set_shutdown(3)> was used to
+set the SSL_SENT_SHUTDOWN state.
=head1 RETURN VALUES
=item 1
-The SSL_clear() operation was successfull.
+The SSL_clear() operation was successful.
=back
L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)>, L<SSL_free(3)|SSL_free(3)>,
-L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>
+L<SSL_shutdown(3)|SSL_shutdown(3)>, L<SSL_set_shutdown(3)|SSL_set_shutdown(3)>,
+L<SSL_CTX_set_options(3)|SSL_CTX_set_options(3)>, L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>
=cut