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NAME

       SSL_CTX_set1_curves, SSL_CTX_set1_curves_list, SSL_set1_curves,
       SSL_set1_curves_list, SSL_get1_curves, SSL_get_shared_curve,
       SSL_CTX_set_ecdh_auto, SSL_set_ecdh_auto - EC supported curve functions


SYNOPSIS

        #include <openssl/ssl.h>

        int SSL_CTX_set1_curves(SSL_CTX *ctx, int *clist, int clistlen);
        int SSL_CTX_set1_curves_list(SSL_CTX *ctx, char *list);

        int SSL_set1_curves(SSL *ssl, int *clist, int clistlen);
        int SSL_set1_curves_list(SSL *ssl, char *list);

        int SSL_get1_curves(SSL *ssl, int *curves);
        int SSL_get_shared_curve(SSL *s, int n);

        int SSL_CTX_set_ecdh_auto(SSL_CTX *ctx, int onoff);
        int SSL_set_ecdh_auto(SSL *s, int onoff);


DESCRIPTION

       SSL_CTX_set1_curves() sets the supported curves for ctx to clistlen
       curves in the array clist. The array consist of all NIDs of curves in
       preference order. For a TLS client the curves are used directly in the
       supported curves extension. For a TLS server the curves are used to
       determine the set of shared curves.

       SSL_CTX_set1_curves_list() sets the supported curves for ctx to string
       list. The string is a colon separated list of curve NIDs or names, for
       example "P-521:P-384:P-256".

       SSL_set1_curves() and SSL_set1_curves_list() are similar except they
       set supported curves for the SSL structure ssl.

       SSL_get1_curves() returns the set of supported curves sent by a client
       in the supported curves extension. It returns the total number of sup-
       ported curves. The curves parameter can be NULL to simply return the
       number of curves for memory allocation purposes. The curves array is in
       the form of a set of curve NIDs in preference order. It can return zero
       if the client did not send a supported curves extension.

       SSL_get_shared_curve() returns shared curve n for a server-side SSL
       ssl. If n is -1 then the total number of shared curves is returned,
       which may be zero. Other than for diagnostic purposes, most applica-
       tions will only be interested in the first shared curve so n is nor-
       mally set to zero. If the value n is out of range, NID_undef is
       returned.

       SSL_CTX_set_ecdh_auto() and SSL_set_ecdh_auto() set automatic curve
       selection for server ctx or ssl to onoff. If onoff is 1 then the high-
       est preference curve is automatically used for ECDH temporary keys used
       during key exchange.

       All these functions are implemented as macros.


NOTES

       If an application wishes to make use of several of these functions for
       configuration purposes either on a command line or in a file it should
       consider using the SSL_CONF interface instead of manually parsing
       options.

       The functions SSL_CTX_set_ecdh_auto() and SSL_set_ecdh_auto() can be
       used to make a server always choose the most appropriate curve for a
       client. If set it will override any temporary ECDH parameters set by a
       server. Previous versions of OpenSSL could effectively only use a sin-
       gle ECDH curve set using a function such as SSL_CTX_set_ecdh_tmp().
       Newer applications should just call:

        SSL_CTX_set_ecdh_auto(ctx, 1);

       and they will automatically support ECDH using the most appropriate
       shared curve.


RETURN VALUES

       SSL_CTX_set1_curves(), SSL_CTX_set1_curves_list(), SSL_set1_curves(),
       SSL_set1_curves_list(), SSL_CTX_set_ecdh_auto() and SSL_set_ecdh_auto()
       return 1 for success and 0 for failure.

       SSL_get1_curves() returns the number of curves, which may be zero.

       SSL_get_shared_curve() returns the NID of shared curve n or NID_undef
       if there is no shared curve n; or the total number of shared curves if
       n is -1.

       When called on a client ssl, SSL_get_shared_curve() has no meaning and
       returns -1.


SEE ALSO

       SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)


HISTORY

       These functions were first added to OpenSSL 1.0.2.

1.0.2t                            2019-09-10            SSL_CTX_set1_curves(3)
See also SSL_CTX_set1_curves(3)
See also SSL_CTX_set1_curves_list(3)
See also SSL_CTX_set_ecdh_auto(3)
See also SSL_get1_curves(3)
See also SSL_get_shared_curve(3)
See also SSL_set1_curves(3)
See also SSL_set_ecdh_auto(3)

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