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BIO_S_DATAGRAM(3ossl) OpenSSL BIO_S_DATAGRAM(3ossl)
NAME
BIO_s_datagram, BIO_new_dgram, BIO_ctrl_dgram_connect,
BIO_ctrl_set_connected, BIO_dgram_recv_timedout,
BIO_dgram_send_timedout, BIO_dgram_get_peer, BIO_dgram_set_peer,
BIO_dgram_get_mtu_overhead - Network BIO with datagram semantics
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/bio.h>
BIO_METHOD *BIO_s_datagram(void);
BIO *BIO_new_dgram(int fd, int close_flag);
int BIO_ctrl_dgram_connect(BIO *bio, const BIO_ADDR *peer);
int BIO_ctrl_set_connected(BIO *bio, const BIO_ADDR *peer);
int BIO_dgram_recv_timedout(BIO *bio);
int BIO_dgram_send_timedout(BIO *bio);
int BIO_dgram_get_peer(BIO *bio, BIO_ADDR *peer);
int BIO_dgram_set_peer(BIO *bio, const BIO_ADDR *peer);
int BIO_dgram_get_mtu_overhead(BIO *bio);
DESCRIPTION
BIO_s_datagram() is a BIO implementation designed for use with network
sockets which provide datagram semantics, such as UDP sockets. It is
suitable for use with DTLSv1.
Because BIO_s_datagram() has datagram semantics, a single BIO_write()
call sends a single datagram and a single BIO_read() call receives a
single datagram. If the size of the buffer passed to BIO_read() is
inadequate, the datagram is silently truncated.
When using BIO_s_datagram(), it is important to note that:
o This BIO can be used with either a connected or unconnected network
socket. A connected socket is a network socket which has had
BIO_connect(3) or a similar OS-specific function called on it. Such
a socket can only receive datagrams from the specified peer. Any
other socket is an unconnected socket and can receive datagrams
from any host.
o Despite their naming, neither BIO_ctrl_dgram_connect() nor
BIO_ctrl_set_connected() cause a socket to become connected. These
controls are provided to indicate to the BIO how the underlying
socket is configured and how it is to be used; see below.
o Use of BIO_s_datagram() with an unconnected network socket is
hazardous hecause any successful call to BIO_read() results in the
peer address used for any subsequent call to BIO_write() being set
to the source address of the datagram received by that call to
BIO_read(). Thus, unless the caller calls BIO_dgram_set_peer()
immediately prior to every call to BIO_write(), or never calls
BIO_read(), any host on the network may cause future datagrams
written to be redirected to that host. Therefore, it is recommended
that users use BIO_s_dgram() only with a connected socket. An
exception is where DTLSv1_listen(3) must be used; see
DTLSv1_listen(3) for further discussion.
socket to become connected.
BIO_ctrl_set_connected (BIO_CTRL_SET_CONNECTED)
This informs the BIO_s_datagram() whether the underlying socket has
been connected, and therefore how the BIO_s_datagram() should
attempt to use the socket.
If the peer argument is non-NULL, BIO_s_datagram() assumes that the
underlying socket has been connected and will attempt to use the
socket using OS APIs which do not specify peer addresses (for
example, send(3) and recv(3) or similar). The peer argument should
specify the peer address to which the socket is connected.
If the peer argument is NULL, BIO_s_datagram() assumes that the
underlying socket is not connected and will attempt to use the
socket using an OS APIs which specify peer addresses (for example,
sendto(3) and recvfrom(3)).
BIO_dgram_get_peer (BIO_CTRL_DGRAM_GET_PEER)
This outputs a BIO_ADDR which specifies one of the following
values, whichever happened most recently:
o The peer address last passed to BIO_dgram_set_peer(),
BIO_ctrl_dgram_connect() or BIO_ctrl_set_connected().
o The peer address of the datagram last received by a call to
BIO_read().
BIO_dgram_set_peer (BIO_CTRL_DGRAM_SET_PEER)
Sets the peer address to be used for subsequent writes to this BIO.
Warning: When used with an unconnected network socket, the value
set may be modified by future calls to BIO_read(3), making use of
BIO_s_datagram() hazardous when used with unconnected network
sockets; see above.
BIO_dgram_recv_timeout (BIO_CTRL_DGRAM_GET_RECV_TIMER_EXP)
Returns 1 if the last I/O operation performed on the BIO (for
example, via a call to BIO_read(3)) may have been caused by a
receive timeout.
BIO_dgram_send_timedout (BIO_CTRL_DGRAM_GET_SEND_TIMER_EXP)
Returns 1 if the last I/O operation performed on the BIO (for
example, via a call to BIO_write(3)) may have been caused by a send
timeout.
BIO_dgram_get_mtu_overhead (BIO_CTRL_DGRAM_GET_MTU_OVERHEAD)
Returns a quantity in bytes which is a rough estimate of the number
of bytes of overhead which should typically be added to a datagram
payload size in order to estimate the final size of the Layer 3
(e.g. IP) packet which will contain the datagram. In most cases,
the maximum datagram payload size which can be transmitted can be
determined by determining the link MTU in bytes and subtracting the
value returned by this call.
The value returned by this call depends on the network layer
protocol being used.
The value returned is not fully reliable because datagram overheads
is disabled.
BIO_CTRL_DGRAM_QUERY_MTU
Queries the OS for its assessment of the Path MTU for the
destination to which the underlying network socket, and returns
that Path MTU in bytes. This control can only be used with a
connected socket.
This is not supported on all platforms and depends on OS support
being available. Returns 0 on failure.
BIO_CTRL_DGRAM_MTU_DISCOVER
This control requests that Path MTU discovery be enabled on the
underlying network socket.
BIO_CTRL_DGRAM_GET_FALLBACK_MTU
Returns the estimated minimum size of datagram payload which should
always be supported on the BIO. This size is determined by the
minimum MTU required to be supported by the applicable underlying
network layer. Use of datagrams of this size may lead to suboptimal
performance, but should be routable in all circumstances. The value
returned is the datagram payload size in bytes and does not include
the size of layer 3 or layer 4 protocol headers.
BIO_CTRL_DGRAM_MTU_EXCEEDED
Returns 1 if the last attempted write to the BIO failed due to the
size of the attempted write exceeding the applicable MTU.
BIO_CTRL_DGRAM_SET_NEXT_TIMEOUT
Accepts a pointer to a struct timeval. If the time specified is
zero, disables receive timeouts. Otherwise, configures the
specified time interval as the receive timeout for the socket for
the purposes of future BIO_read(3) calls.
BIO_CTRL_DGRAM_SET_PEEK_MODE
If num is nonzero, enables peek mode; otherwise, disables peek
mode. Where peek mode is enabled, calls to BIO_read(3) read
datagrams from the underlying network socket in peek mode, meaning
that a future call to BIO_read(3) will yield the same datagram
until peek mode is disabled.
BIO_new_dgram() is a helper function which instantiates a
BIO_s_datagram() and sets the BIO to use the socket given in fd by
calling BIO_set_fd().
RETURN VALUES
BIO_s_datagram() returns a BIO method.
BIO_new_dgram() returns a BIO on success and NULL on failure.
BIO_ctrl_dgram_connect(), BIO_ctrl_set_connected(),
BIO_dgram_get_peer(), BIO_dgram_set_peer() return 1 on success and 0 on
failure.
BIO_dgram_recv_timedout() and BIO_dgram_send_timedout() return 0 or 1
depending on the circumstance; see discussion above.
BIO_dgram_get_mtu_overhead() returns a value in bytes.
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3.0.11 2023-09-19 BIO_S_DATAGRAM(3ossl)