reason of the alert specified by <b>value</b>.</p>

<p>SSL_alert_desc_string_long() returns a string describing the reason of the alert specified by <b>value</b>.</p>

<h1 id="NOTES">NOTES</h1>

<p>When one side of an SSL/TLS communication wants to inform the peer about a special situation, it sends an alert. The alert is sent as a special message and does not influence the normal data stream (unless its contents results in the communication being canceled).</p>

<p>A warning alert is sent, when a non-fatal