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##### ssl::basic_context::set_password_callback (2 of 2 overloads)

Set the password callback.

    template<
        typename PasswordCallback>
    boost::system::error_code set_password_callback(
        PasswordCallback callback,
        boost::system::error_code & ec);

This function is used to specify a callback function to obtain password information about an encrypted key in PEM format.

###### Parameters

callback

  The function object to be used for obtaining the password. The function signature of the handler must be:

      std::string password_callback(
        std::size_t max_length,  // The maximum size for a password.
        password_purpose purpose // Whether password is for reading or writing.
      );

  The return value of the callback is a string containing the password.

ec

  Set to indicate what error occurred, if any.