/** * @file * SSL/TLS communication module documentation file. * * Copyright (C) 2006-2015, ARM Limited, All Rights Reserved * * This file is part of mbed TLS (https://tls.mbed.org) * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. */ /** * @addtogroup ssltls_communication_module SSL/TLS communication module * * The SSL/TLS communication module provides the means to create an SSL/TLS * communication channel. * * The basic provisions are: * - initialise an SSL/TLS context (see \c mbedtls_ssl_init()). * - perform an SSL/TLS handshake (see \c mbedtls_ssl_handshake()). * - read/write (see \c mbedtls_ssl_read() and \c mbedtls_ssl_write()). * - notify a peer that connection is being closed (see \c mbedtls_ssl_close_notify()). * * Many aspects of such a channel are set through parameters and callback * functions: * - the endpoint role: client or server. * - the authentication mode. Should verification take place. * - the Host-to-host communication channel. A TCP/IP module is provided. * - the random number generator (RNG). * - the ciphers to use for encryption/decryption. * - session control functions. * - X.509 parameters for certificate-handling and key exchange. * * This module can be used to create an SSL/TLS server and client and to provide a basic * framework to setup and communicate through an SSL/TLS communication channel.\n * Note that you need to provide for several aspects yourself as mentioned above. */