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| =pod
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| =head1 NAME
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| 
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| SSL_write_ex2, SSL_write_ex, SSL_write, SSL_sendfile, SSL_WRITE_FLAG_CONCLUDE -
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| write bytes to a TLS/SSL connection
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| 
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| =head1 SYNOPSIS
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| 
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|  #include <openssl/ssl.h>
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| 
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|  #define SSL_WRITE_FLAG_CONCLUDE
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| 
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|  ossl_ssize_t SSL_sendfile(SSL *s, int fd, off_t offset, size_t size, int flags);
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|  int SSL_write_ex2(SSL *s, const void *buf, size_t num,
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|                    uint64_t flags,
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|                    size_t *written);
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|  int SSL_write_ex(SSL *s, const void *buf, size_t num, size_t *written);
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|  int SSL_write(SSL *ssl, const void *buf, int num);
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| 
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| =head1 DESCRIPTION
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| 
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| SSL_write_ex() and SSL_write() write B<num> bytes from the buffer B<buf> into
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| the specified B<ssl> connection. On success SSL_write_ex() will store the number
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| of bytes written in B<*written>.
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| 
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| SSL_write_ex2() functions similarly to SSL_write_ex() but can also accept
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| optional flags which modify its behaviour. Calling SSL_write_ex2() with a
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| I<flags> argument of 0 is exactly equivalent to calling SSL_write_ex().
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| 
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| SSL_sendfile() writes B<size> bytes from offset B<offset> in the file
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| descriptor B<fd> to the specified SSL connection B<s>. This function provides
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| efficient zero-copy semantics. SSL_sendfile() is available only when
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| Kernel TLS is enabled, which can be checked by calling BIO_get_ktls_send().
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| It is provided here to allow users to maintain the same interface.
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| The meaning of B<flags> is platform dependent.
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| Currently, under Linux it is ignored.
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| 
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| The I<flags> argument to SSL_write_ex2() can accept zero or more of the
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| following flags. Note that which flags are supported will depend on the kind of
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| SSL object and underlying protocol being used:
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| 
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| =over 4
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| 
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| =item B<SSL_WRITE_FLAG_CONCLUDE>
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| 
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| This flag is only supported on QUIC stream SSL objects (or QUIC connection SSL
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| objects with a default stream attached).
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| 
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| If this flag is set, and the call to SSL_write_ex2() succeeds, and all of the
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| data passed to the call is written (meaning that C<*written == num>), the
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| relevant QUIC stream's send part is concluded automatically as though
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| L<SSL_stream_conclude(3)> was called (causing transmission of a FIN for the
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| stream).
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| 
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| While using this flag is semantically equivalent to calling
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| L<SSL_stream_conclude(3)> after a successful call to this function, using this
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| flag enables greater efficiency than making these two API calls separately, as
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| it enables the written stream data and the FIN flag indicating the end of the
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| stream to be scheduled as part of the same QUIC STREAM frame and QUIC packet.
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| 
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| Setting this flag does not cause a stream's send part to be concluded if not all
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| of the data passed to the call was consumed.
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| 
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| =back
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| 
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| A call to SSL_write_ex2() fails if a flag is passed which is not supported or
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| understood by the given SSL object. An application should determine if a flag is
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| supported (for example, for B<SSL_WRITE_FLAG_CONCLUDE>, that a QUIC stream SSL
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| object is being used) before attempting to use it.
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| 
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| =head1 NOTES
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| 
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| In the paragraphs below a "write function" is defined as one of either
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| SSL_write_ex(), or SSL_write().
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| 
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| If necessary, a write function will negotiate a TLS/SSL session, if not already
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| explicitly performed by L<SSL_connect(3)> or L<SSL_accept(3)>. If the peer
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| requests a re-negotiation, it will be performed transparently during
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| the write function operation. The behaviour of the write functions depends on the
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| underlying BIO.
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| 
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| For the transparent negotiation to succeed, the B<ssl> must have been
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| initialized to client or server mode. This is being done by calling
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| L<SSL_set_connect_state(3)> or SSL_set_accept_state()
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| before the first call to a write function.
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| 
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| If the underlying BIO is B<blocking>, the write functions will only return, once
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| the write operation has been finished or an error occurred.
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| 
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| If the underlying BIO is B<nonblocking> the write functions will also return
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| when the underlying BIO could not satisfy the needs of the function to continue
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| the operation. In this case a call to L<SSL_get_error(3)> with the
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| return value of the write function will yield B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ>
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| or B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE>. As at any time a re-negotiation is possible, a
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| call to a write function can also cause read operations! The calling process
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| then must repeat the call after taking appropriate action to satisfy the needs
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| of the write function. The action depends on the underlying BIO. When using a
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| nonblocking socket, nothing is to be done, but select() can be used to check
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| for the required condition. When using a buffering BIO, like a BIO pair, data
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| must be written into or retrieved out of the BIO before being able to continue.
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| 
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| The write functions will only return with success when the complete contents of
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| B<buf> of length B<num> has been written. This default behaviour can be changed
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| with the SSL_MODE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_WRITE option of L<SSL_CTX_set_mode(3)>. When
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| this flag is set the write functions will also return with success when a
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| partial write has been successfully completed. In this case the write function
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| operation is considered completed. The bytes are sent and a new write call with
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| a new buffer (with the already sent bytes removed) must be started. A partial
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| write is performed with the size of a message block, which is 16kB.
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| 
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| When used with a QUIC SSL object, calling an I/O function such as SSL_write()
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| allows internal network event processing to be performed. It is important that
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| this processing is performed regularly. If an application is not using thread
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| assisted mode, an application should ensure that an I/O function such as
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| SSL_write() is called regularly, or alternatively ensure that SSL_handle_events()
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| is called regularly. See L<openssl-quic(7)> and L<SSL_handle_events(3)> for more
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| information.
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| 
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| =head1 WARNINGS
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| 
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| When a write function call has to be repeated because L<SSL_get_error(3)>
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| returned B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ> or B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE>, it must be repeated
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| with the same arguments.
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| The data that was passed might have been partially processed.
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| When B<SSL_MODE_ACCEPT_MOVING_WRITE_BUFFER> was set using L<SSL_CTX_set_mode(3)>
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| the pointer can be different, but the data and length should still be the same.
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| 
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| You should not call SSL_write() with num=0, it will return an error.
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| SSL_write_ex() can be called with num=0, but will not send application data to
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| the peer.
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| 
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| =head1 RETURN VALUES
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| 
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| SSL_write_ex() and SSL_write_ex2() return 1 for success or 0 for failure.
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| Success means that all requested application data bytes have been written to the
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| SSL connection or, if SSL_MODE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_WRITE is in use, at least 1
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| application data byte has been written to the SSL connection. Failure means that
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| not all the requested bytes have been written yet (if
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| SSL_MODE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_WRITE is not in use) or no bytes could be written to the
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| SSL connection (if SSL_MODE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_WRITE is in use). Failures can be
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| retryable (e.g. the network write buffer has temporarily filled up) or
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| non-retryable (e.g. a fatal network error). In the event of a failure call
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| L<SSL_get_error(3)> to find out the reason which indicates whether the call is
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| retryable or not.
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| 
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| For SSL_write() the following return values can occur:
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| 
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| =over 4
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| 
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| =item E<gt> 0
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| 
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| The write operation was successful, the return value is the number of
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| bytes actually written to the TLS/SSL connection.
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| 
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| =item Z<><= 0
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| 
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| The write operation was not successful, because either the connection was
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| closed, an error occurred or action must be taken by the calling process.
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| Call SSL_get_error() with the return value B<ret> to find out the reason.
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| 
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| Old documentation indicated a difference between 0 and -1, and that -1 was
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| retryable.
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| You should instead call SSL_get_error() to find out if it's retryable.
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| 
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| =back
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| 
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| For SSL_sendfile(), the following return values can occur:
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| 
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| =over 4
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| 
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| =item Z<>>= 0
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| 
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| The write operation was successful, the return value is the number
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| of bytes of the file written to the TLS/SSL connection. The return
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| value can be less than B<size> for a partial write.
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| 
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| =item E<lt> 0
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| 
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| The write operation was not successful, because either the connection was
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| closed, an error occurred or action must be taken by the calling process.
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| Call SSL_get_error() with the return value to find out the reason.
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| 
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| =back
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| 
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| =head1 SEE ALSO
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| 
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| L<SSL_get_error(3)>, L<SSL_read_ex(3)>, L<SSL_read(3)>
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| L<SSL_CTX_set_mode(3)>, L<SSL_CTX_new(3)>,
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| L<SSL_connect(3)>, L<SSL_accept(3)>
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| L<SSL_set_connect_state(3)>, L<BIO_ctrl(3)>,
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| L<ssl(7)>, L<bio(7)>
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| 
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| =head1 HISTORY
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| 
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| The SSL_write_ex() function was added in OpenSSL 1.1.1.
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| The SSL_sendfile() function was added in OpenSSL 3.0.
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| The SSL_write_ex2() function was added in OpenSSL 3.3.
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| 
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| =head1 COPYRIGHT
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| 
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| Copyright 2000-2024 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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| 
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| Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
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| this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
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| in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
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| L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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| 
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| =cut
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