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+=pod
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode, SSL_CTX_get_session_cache_mode - enable/disable session caching
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+ #include <openssl/ssl.h>
+
+ long SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode(SSL_CTX ctx, long mode);
+ long SSL_CTX_get_session_cache_mode(SSL_CTX ctx);
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode() enables/disables session caching
+by setting the operational mode for B<ctx> to <mode>.
+
+SSL_CTX_get_session_cache_mode() returns the currently used cache mode.
+
+=head1 NOTES
+
+The OpenSSL library can store/retrieve SSL/TLS sessions for later reuse.
+The sessions can be held in memory for each B<ctx>, if more than one
+SSL_CTX object is being maintained, the sessions are unique for each SSL_CTX
+object.
+
+In order to reuse a session, a client must send the session's id to the
+server. It can only send exactly one id. The server then either
+agrees to reuse the session or it starts a full handshake (to create a new
+session).
+
+A server will look up the session in its internal session storage. If the
+session is not found in internal storage or lookups for the internal storage
+have been deactivated (SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_LOOKUP), the server will try
+the external storage if available.
+
+Since a client may try to reuse a session intended for use in a different
+context, the session id context must be set by the server (see
+L<SSL_CTX_set_session_id_context(3)>).
+
+The following session cache modes and modifiers are available:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item SSL_SESS_CACHE_OFF
+
+No session caching for client or server takes place.
+
+=item SSL_SESS_CACHE_CLIENT
+
+Client sessions are added to the session cache. As there is no reliable way
+for the OpenSSL library to know whether a session should be reused or which
+session to choose (due to the abstract BIO layer the SSL engine does not
+have details about the connection), the application must select the session
+to be reused by using the L<SSL_set_session(3)>
+function. This option is not activated by default.
+
+=item SSL_SESS_CACHE_SERVER
+
+Server sessions are added to the session cache. When a client proposes a
+session to be reused, the server looks for the corresponding session in (first)
+the internal session cache (unless SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_LOOKUP is set),
+then (second) in the external cache if available. If the session is found, the
+server will try to reuse the session. This is the default.
+
+=item SSL_SESS_CACHE_BOTH
+
+Enable both SSL_SESS_CACHE_CLIENT and SSL_SESS_CACHE_SERVER at the same time.
+
+=item SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_AUTO_CLEAR
+
+Normally the session cache is checked for expired sessions every
+255 connections using the
+L<SSL_CTX_flush_sessions(3)> function. Since
+this may lead to a delay which cannot be controlled, the automatic
+flushing may be disabled and
+L<SSL_CTX_flush_sessions(3)> can be called
+explicitly by the application.
+
+=item SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_LOOKUP
+
+By setting this flag, session-resume operations in an SSL/TLS server will not
+automatically look up sessions in the internal cache, even if sessions are
+automatically stored there. If external session caching callbacks are in use,
+this flag guarantees that all lookups are directed to the external cache.
+As automatic lookup only applies for SSL/TLS servers, the flag has no effect on
+clients.
+
+=item SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_STORE
+
+Depending on the presence of SSL_SESS_CACHE_CLIENT and/or SSL_SESS_CACHE_SERVER,
+sessions negotiated in an SSL/TLS handshake may be cached for possible reuse.
+Normally a new session is added to the internal cache as well as any external
+session caching (callback) that is configured for the SSL_CTX. This flag will
+prevent sessions being stored in the internal cache (though the application can
+add them manually using L<SSL_CTX_add_session(3)>). Note:
+in any SSL/TLS servers where external caching is configured, any successful
+session lookups in the external cache (ie. for session-resume requests) would
+normally be copied into the local cache before processing continues - this flag
+prevents these additions to the internal cache as well.
+
+=item SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL
+
+Enable both SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_LOOKUP and
+SSL_SESS_CACHE_NO_INTERNAL_STORE at the same time.
+
+
+=back
+
+The default mode is SSL_SESS_CACHE_SERVER.
+
+=head1 RETURN VALUES
+
+SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode() returns the previously set cache mode.
+
+SSL_CTX_get_session_cache_mode() returns the currently set cache mode.
+
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<ssl(3)>, L<SSL_set_session(3)>,
+L<SSL_session_reused(3)>,
+L<SSL_CTX_add_session(3)>,
+L<SSL_CTX_sess_number(3)>,
+L<SSL_CTX_sess_set_cache_size(3)>,
+L<SSL_CTX_sess_set_get_cb(3)>,
+L<SSL_CTX_set_session_id_context(3)>,
+L<SSL_CTX_set_timeout(3)>,
+L<SSL_CTX_flush_sessions(3)>
+
+=head1 COPYRIGHT
+
+Copyright 2001-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use
+this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
+in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
+L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
+
+=cut