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=head1 NAME

SSL_get_SSL_CTX - get the SSL_CTX from which an SSL is created

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/ssl.h>

 SSL_CTX *SSL_get_SSL_CTX(const SSL *ssl);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

SSL_get_SSL_CTX() returns a pointer to the SSL_CTX object, from which
B<ssl> was created with L<SSL_new(3)>.

=head1 RETURN VALUES

The pointer to the SSL_CTX object is returned. This is an internal pointer
and the reference count is not incremented. The returned pointer should not
be freed. If the caller needs to retain the SSL_CTX for longer than the SSL
object, it should call L<SSL_CTX_up_ref(3)> to increment the reference count.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<ssl(7)>, L<SSL_new(3)>

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2001-2026 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (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>.

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