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+=pod
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+SSL_alert_type_string, SSL_alert_type_string_long, SSL_alert_desc_string, SSL_alert_desc_string_long - get textual description of alert information
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+ #include <openssl/ssl.h>
+
+ const char *SSL_alert_type_string(int value);
+ const char *SSL_alert_type_string_long(int value);
+
+ const char *SSL_alert_desc_string(int value);
+ const char *SSL_alert_desc_string_long(int value);
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+SSL_alert_type_string() returns a one letter string indicating the
+type of the alert specified by B<value>.
+
+SSL_alert_type_string_long() returns a string indicating the type of the alert
+specified by B<value>.
+
+SSL_alert_desc_string() returns a two letter string as a short form
+describing the reason of the alert specified by B<value>.
+
+SSL_alert_desc_string_long() returns a string describing the reason
+of the alert specified by B<value>.
+
+=head1 NOTES
+
+When one side of an SSL/TLS communication wants to inform the peer about
+a special situation, it sends an alert. The alert is sent as a special message
+and does not influence the normal data stream (unless its contents results
+in the communication being canceled).
+
+A warning alert is sent, when a non-fatal error condition occurs. The
+"close notify" alert is sent as a warning alert. Other examples for
+non-fatal errors are certificate errors ("certificate expired",
+"unsupported certificate"), for which a warning alert may be sent.
+(The sending party may however decide to send a fatal error.) The
+receiving side may cancel the connection on reception of a warning
+alert on it discretion.
+
+Several alert messages must be sent as fatal alert messages as specified
+by the TLS RFC. A fatal alert always leads to a connection abort.
+
+=head1 RETURN VALUES
+
+The following strings can occur for SSL_alert_type_string() or
+SSL_alert_type_string_long():
+
+=over 4
+
+=item "W"/"warning"
+
+=item "F"/"fatal"
+
+=item "U"/"unknown"
+
+This indicates that no support is available for this alert type.
+Probably B<value> does not contain a correct alert message.
+
+=back
+
+The following strings can occur for SSL_alert_desc_string() or
+SSL_alert_desc_string_long():
+
+=over 4
+
+=item "CN"/"close notify"
+
+The connection shall be closed. This is a warning alert.
+
+=item "UM"/"unexpected message"
+
+An inappropriate message was received. This alert is always fatal
+and should never be observed in communication between proper
+implementations.
+
+=item "BM"/"bad record mac"
+
+This alert is returned if a record is received with an incorrect
+MAC. This message is always fatal.
+
+=item "DF"/"decompression failure"
+
+The decompression function received improper input (e.g. data
+that would expand to excessive length). This message is always
+fatal.
+
+=item "HF"/"handshake failure"
+
+Reception of a handshake_failure alert message indicates that the
+sender was unable to negotiate an acceptable set of security
+parameters given the options available. This is a fatal error.
+
+=item "NC"/"no certificate"
+
+A client, that was asked to send a certificate, does not send a certificate
+(SSLv3 only).
+
+=item "BC"/"bad certificate"
+
+A certificate was corrupt, contained signatures that did not
+verify correctly, etc
+
+=item "UC"/"unsupported certificate"
+
+A certificate was of an unsupported type.
+
+=item "CR"/"certificate revoked"
+
+A certificate was revoked by its signer.
+
+=item "CE"/"certificate expired"
+
+A certificate has expired or is not currently valid.
+
+=item "CU"/"certificate unknown"
+
+Some other (unspecified) issue arose in processing the
+certificate, rendering it unacceptable.
+
+=item "IP"/"illegal parameter"
+
+A field in the handshake was out of range or inconsistent with
+other fields. This is always fatal.
+
+=item "DC"/"decryption failed"
+
+A TLSCiphertext decrypted in an invalid way: either it wasn't an
+even multiple of the block length or its padding values, when
+checked, weren't correct. This message is always fatal.
+
+=item "RO"/"record overflow"
+
+A TLSCiphertext record was received which had a length more than
+2^14+2048 bytes, or a record decrypted to a TLSCompressed record
+with more than 2^14+1024 bytes. This message is always fatal.
+
+=item "CA"/"unknown CA"
+
+A valid certificate chain or partial chain was received, but the
+certificate was not accepted because the CA certificate could not
+be located or couldn't be matched with a known, trusted CA. This
+message is always fatal.
+
+=item "AD"/"access denied"
+
+A valid certificate was received, but when access control was
+applied, the sender decided not to proceed with negotiation.
+This message is always fatal.
+
+=item "DE"/"decode error"
+
+A message could not be decoded because some field was out of the
+specified range or the length of the message was incorrect. This
+message is always fatal.
+
+=item "CY"/"decrypt error"
+
+A handshake cryptographic operation failed, including being
+unable to correctly verify a signature, decrypt a key exchange,
+or validate a finished message.
+
+=item "ER"/"export restriction"
+
+A negotiation not in compliance with export restrictions was
+detected; for example, attempting to transfer a 1024 bit
+ephemeral RSA key for the RSA_EXPORT handshake method. This
+message is always fatal.
+
+=item "PV"/"protocol version"
+
+The protocol version the client has attempted to negotiate is
+recognized, but not supported. (For example, old protocol
+versions might be avoided for security reasons). This message is
+always fatal.
+
+=item "IS"/"insufficient security"
+
+Returned instead of handshake_failure when a negotiation has
+failed specifically because the server requires ciphers more
+secure than those supported by the client. This message is always
+fatal.
+
+=item "IE"/"internal error"
+
+An internal error unrelated to the peer or the correctness of the
+protocol makes it impossible to continue (such as a memory
+allocation failure). This message is always fatal.
+
+=item "US"/"user canceled"
+
+This handshake is being canceled for some reason unrelated to a
+protocol failure. If the user cancels an operation after the
+handshake is complete, just closing the connection by sending a
+close_notify is more appropriate. This alert should be followed
+by a close_notify. This message is generally a warning.
+
+=item "NR"/"no renegotiation"
+
+Sent by the client in response to a hello request or by the
+server in response to a client hello after initial handshaking.
+Either of these would normally lead to renegotiation; when that
+is not appropriate, the recipient should respond with this alert;
+at that point, the original requester can decide whether to
+proceed with the connection. One case where this would be
+appropriate would be where a server has spawned a process to
+satisfy a request; the process might receive security parameters
+(key length, authentication, etc.) at startup and it might be
+difficult to communicate changes to these parameters after that
+point. This message is always a warning.
+
+=item "UP"/"unknown PSK identity"
+
+Sent by the server to indicate that it does not recognize a PSK
+identity or an SRP identity.
+
+=item "UK"/"unknown"
+
+This indicates that no description is available for this alert type.
+Probably B<value> does not contain a correct alert message.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<ssl(3)>, L<SSL_CTX_set_info_callback(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