gnutls_rehandshake(3) gnutls gnutls_rehandshake(3)
NAME
gnutls_rehandshake - API function
SYNOPSIS
#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>
int gnutls_rehandshake(gnutls_session_t session);
ARGUMENTS
gnutls_session_t session
is a gnutls_session_t type.
DESCRIPTION
This function can only be called in server side, and instructs a TLS 1.2
or earlier client to renegotiate parameters (perform a handshake), by
sending a hello request message.
If this function succeeds, the calling application should call
gnutls_record_recv() until GNUTLS_E_REHANDSHAKE is returned to clear any
pending data. If the GNUTLS_E_REHANDSHAKE error code is not seen, then
the handshake request was not followed by the peer (the TLS protocol
does not require the client to do, and such compliance should be handled
by the application protocol).
Once the GNUTLS_E_REHANDSHAKE error code is seen, the calling applica-
tion should proceed to calling gnutls_handshake() to negotiate the new
parameters.
If the client does not wish to renegotiate parameters he may reply with
an alert message, and in that case the return code seen by subsequent
gnutls_record_recv() will be GNUTLS_E_WARNING_ALERT_RECEIVED with the
specific alert being GNUTLS_A_NO_RENEGOTIATION. A client may also
choose to ignore this request.
Under TLS 1.3 this function is equivalent to gnutls_session_key_update()
with the GNUTLS_KU_PEER flag. In that case subsequent calls to
gnutls_record_recv() will not return GNUTLS_E_REHANDSHAKE, and calls to
gnutls_handshake() in server side are a no-op.
This function always fails with GNUTLS_E_INVALID_REQUEST when called in
client side.
RETURNS
GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS on success, otherwise a negative error code.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org
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SEE ALSO
The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form
visit
https://www.gnutls.org/manual/
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