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51.Dd $Mdocdate: May 1 2018 $
52.Dt BIO_S_SOCKET 3
53.Os
54.Sh NAME
55.Nm BIO_s_socket ,
56.Nm BIO_new_socket
57.Nd socket BIO
58.Sh SYNOPSIS
59.In openssl/bio.h
60.Ft const BIO_METHOD *
61.Fo BIO_s_socket
62.Fa void
63.Fc
64.Ft BIO *
65.Fo BIO_new_socket
66.Fa "int sock"
67.Fa "int close_flag"
68.Fc
69.Sh DESCRIPTION
70.Fn BIO_s_socket
71returns the socket BIO method.
72This is a wrapper around the platform's socket routines.
73.Pp
74.Xr BIO_read 3
75and
76.Xr BIO_write 3
77read or write the underlying socket.
78.Xr BIO_puts 3
79is supported but
80.Xr BIO_gets 3
81is not.
82.Pp
83If the close flag is set, then the socket is shut down and closed
84when the BIO is freed.
85.Pp
86.Fn BIO_new_socket
87returns a socket BIO using
88.Fa sock
89and
90.Fa close_flag .
91.Pp
92Socket BIOs also support any relevant functionality of file descriptor BIOs.
93.Pp
94The reason for having separate file descriptor and socket BIOs
95is that on some platforms, sockets are not file descriptors
96and use distinct I/O routines.
97Windows is one such platform.
98Any code mixing the two will not work on all platforms.
99.Sh RETURN VALUES
100.Fn BIO_s_socket
101returns the socket BIO method.
102.Pp
103.Fn BIO_new_socket
104returns the newly allocated BIO or
105.Dv NULL
106if an error occurred.
107.Sh SEE ALSO
108.Xr BIO_get_fd 3 ,
109.Xr BIO_new 3
110.Sh HISTORY
111.Fn BIO_s_socket
112first appeared in SSLeay 0.6.0.
113.Fn BIO_new_socket
114first appeared in SSLeay 0.8.0.
115Both functions have been available since
116.Ox 2.4 .
117