The first step in creating a System SSL application is to write the source program using the System SSL programming interfaces. See API reference for a description of the format of the System SSL programming interfaces.

Before establishing a secure connection, SIGPIPE signals should be set to be ignored or a signal handler should be defined. TCP/IP functions can cause SIGPIPE signals. When the signal is ignored, TCP/IP reflects the signal as an EPIPE error for the TCP/IP functions.