From 79571bb1cad47143b6783ed1436412ae0ea9c938 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?utf8?q?Bodo=20M=C3=B6ller?= <bodo@openssl.org>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:25:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify warning

---
 doc/ssl/SSL_clear.pod | 14 ++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_clear.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_clear.pod
index 8e077e31c9..d4df1bfac3 100644
--- a/doc/ssl/SSL_clear.pod
+++ b/doc/ssl/SSL_clear.pod
@@ -39,10 +39,16 @@ for a description of the method's properties.
 SSL_clear() resets the SSL object to allow for another connection. The
 reset operation however keeps several settings of the last sessions
 (some of these settings were made automatically during the last
-handshake). It only makes sense when opening a new session (or reusing
-an old one) with the same peer that shares these settings.
-SSL_clear() is not a short form for the sequence
-L<SSL_free(3)|SSL_free(3)>; L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)>; .
+handshake). It only makes sense for a new connection with the exact
+same peer that shares these settings, and may fail if that peer
+changes its settings between connections. Use the sequence
+L<SSL_get_session(3)|SSL_get_session(3)>;
+L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)>;
+L<SSL_set_session(3)|SSL_set_session(3)>;
+L<SSL_free(3)|SSL_free(3)>
+instead to avoid such failures
+(or simply L<SSL_free(3)|SSL_free(3)>; L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)>
+if session reuse is not desired).
 
 =head1 RETURN VALUES
 
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