PURPOSE (ENUM)¶
TYPE PURPOSE :
- Attributes:
qualified_only
- InOut:
Name
Comment
UNKNOWN
CLIENT_SIDE
Indicates that a TLSContext may be used e.g. to authenticate Web servers (therefore, it will be used to create client-side sockets).
SERVER_SIDE
Indicates that a TLSContext may be used to authenticate e.g. Web clients (therefore, it will be used to create server-side sockets).
CLIENT_SIDE_STARTTLS
Indicates that a TLSContext may be used e.g. to authenticate Web servers (therefore, it will be used to create client-side sockets).After a “normal” TCP/IP connection is established this connection can be upgraded to a TLS encrypted connection.