- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- NOTES
- RETURN VALUES
- SEE ALSO

# NAME

SSL_get_default_timeout - get default session timeout value

# SYNOPSIS

     #include <openssl/ssl.h>

     long SSL_get_default_timeout(const SSL *ssl);

# DESCRIPTION

`SSL_get_default_timeout()` returns the default timeout value assigned to SSL_SESSION objects negotiated for the protocol valid for ssl.

# NOTES

Whenever a new session is negotiated, it is assigned a timeout value, after which it will not be accepted for session reuse. If the timeout value was not explicitly set using SSL_CTX_set_timeout, the hardcoded default timeout for the protocol will be used.

`SSL_get_default_timeout()` return this hardcoded value, which is 300 seconds for all currently supported protocols (SSLv2, SSLv3, and TLSv1).

# RETURN VALUES

See description.

# SEE ALSO

ssl, SSL_CTX_set_session_cache_mode, SSL_SESSION_get_time, SSL_CTX_flush_sessions, SSL_get_default_timeout