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+#ifndef _GW_SSL_H
+#define _GW_SSL_H
+/*
+ * This file is distributed as part of the MariaDB Corporation MaxScale.  It 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,
+ * version 2.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * Copyright MariaDB Corporation Ab 2013-2014
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file gw_ssl.h
+ *
+ * The SSL definitions for MaxScale
+ *
+ * @verbatim
+ * Revision History
+ *
+ * Date         Who                     Description
+ * 27/01/16     Martin Brampton         Initial implementation
+ *
+ * @endverbatim
+ */
+
+#include <gw_protocol.h>
+
+enum
+{
+    SERVICE_SSLV3,
+    SERVICE_TLS10,
+#ifdef OPENSSL_1_0
+    SERVICE_TLS11,
+    SERVICE_TLS12,
+#endif
+    SERVICE_SSL_MAX,
+    SERVICE_TLS_MAX,
+    SERVICE_SSL_TLS_MAX
+};
+
+/**
+ * The ssl_listener structure is used to aggregate the SSL configuration items
+ * and data for a particular listener
+ */
+typedef struct ssl_listener
+{
+    SSL_CTX *ctx;
+    SSL_METHOD *method;                 /*<  SSLv3 or TLS1.0/1.1/1.2 methods
+                                         * see: https://www.openssl.org/docs/ssl/SSL_CTX_new.html */
+    int ssl_cert_verify_depth;          /*< SSL certificate verification depth */
+    int ssl_method_type;                /*< Which of the SSLv3 or TLS1.0/1.1/1.2 methods to use */
+    char *ssl_cert;                     /*< SSL certificate */
+    char *ssl_key;                      /*< SSL private key */
+    char *ssl_ca_cert;                  /*< SSL CA certificate */
+    bool ssl_init_done;                 /*< If SSL has already been initialized for this service */
+} SSL_LISTENER;
+
+#endif
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