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SSL_alert_desc_string,(3)
NAME
  SSL_alert_desc_string, SSL_alert_desc_string_long - Get description of an
  SSL alert

SYNOPSIS
  #include <openssl/ssl.h>

  char *SSL_alert_desc_string(
	  int value );

  char *SSL_alert_desc_string_long(
	  int value );

DESCRIPTION
  The SSL_alert_desc_string() returns two-letter strings indicating SSL
  alerts.

  The SSL_alert_desc_string_long() returns message strings about SSL alerts.

RETURN VALUES
  The SSL_alert_desc_string() function returns two-letter strings, and the
  SSL_alert_desc_string_long() function returns two-word messages.

  [Return values by SSL_alert_desc_string()] | [Return values by
  SSL_alert_desc_string_long()] :

  CN | "close notify"
	  Indicates that the "close notify" SSL alert was received.

  UM | "unexpected_message"
	  Indicates that the "unexpected_message" SSL alert was received.

  BM | "bad record mac"
	  Indicates that the "bad record mac" SSL alert was received.

  DF | "decompression failure"
	  Indicates that the "decompression failure" SSL alert was received.

  HF | "handshake failure"
	  Indicates that the "handshake failure" SSL alert was received.

  NC | "no certificate"
	  Indicates that the "no certificate" SSL alert was received.

  BC | "bad certificate"
	  Indicates that the "bad certificate" SSL alert was received.

  UC | "unsupported certificate"
	  Indicates that the "unsupported certificate" SSL alert was
	  received.

  CR | "certificate revoked"
	  Indicates that the "certificate revoked" SSL alert was received.

  CE | "certificate expired"
	  Indicates that the "certificate expired" SSL alert was received.

  CU | "certificate unknown"
	  Indicates that the "certificate unknown" SSL alert was received.

  IP | "illegal parameter"
	  Indicates that the "illegal parameter" SSL alert was received.

  BC | "unknown"
	  Indicates that the "unknown" SSL alert was received.

SEE ALSO
  SSL_alert_type_string(3)

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