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# SSLConnectionType

The flags that indicate whether a context is to be used for streaming or datagram-based communication.

```
enum SSLConnectionType
```

## Overview

Use one of these flags with the [`SSLCreateContext(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Security/SSLCreateContext(_:_:_:)) function to indicate whether the context is intended for use in stream-based or datagram-based communication.

## Topics

### Constants

[`SSLConnectionType.streamType`](/documentation/Security/SSLConnectionType/streamType)

Stream-based communication (TCP).

[`SSLConnectionType.datagramType`](/documentation/Security/SSLConnectionType/datagramType)

Datagram-based communication (UDP).


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