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# SSLProtocolSide

The flags that indicate whether a context is for the server or client side of a connection.

```
@frozen enum SSLProtocolSide
```

## Overview

Use one of these flags with the [`SSLCreateContext(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Security/SSLCreateContext(_:_:_:)) function to indicate whether the context is intended for the server side or client side of a connection.

## Topics

### Constants

[`SSLProtocolSide.serverSide`](/documentation/Security/SSLProtocolSide/serverSide)

Server side.

[`SSLProtocolSide.clientSide`](/documentation/Security/SSLProtocolSide/clientSide)

Client side.


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