This mail is meant for the guy who asked about this function a week ago.
I think this man page puts things in order.
SSL_library_init(3SSL) OpenSSL
SSL_library_init(3SSL)
NAME
SSL_library_init, OpenSSL_add_ssl_algorithms, SSLeay_add_ssl_algorithms -
initialize SSL library by registering algorithms
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/ssl.h>
int SSL_library_init(void);
#define OpenSSL_add_ssl_algorithms() SSL_library_init()
#define SSLeay_add_ssl_algorithms() SSL_library_init()
DESCRIPTION
SSL_library_init() registers the available ciphers and digests.
OpenSSL_add_ssl_algorithms() and SSLeay_add_ssl_algorithms()
are synonyms for
SSL_library_init().
NOTES
SSL_library_init() must be called before any other action takes place.
WARNING
SSL_library_init() only registers ciphers. Another important
initialization is the
seeding of the PRNG (Pseudo Random Number Generator), which has
to be performed
separately.
EXAMPLES
A typical TLS/SSL application will start with the library
initialization, will
provide readable error messages and will seed the PRNG.
SSL_load_error_strings(); /* readable error messages */
SSL_library_init(); /* initialize library */
actions_to_seed_PRNG();
RETURN VALUES
SSL_library_init() always returns "1", so it is safe to discard
the return value.
SEE ALSO
ssl(3), SSL_load_error_strings(3), RAND_add(3)
0.9.8g 2000-09-21 SSL_lib
-Girish
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