> > Does anyone know how can the encryption key used to
> > secure SSL communication be changed/rotated over a
> > long-lived (hours to days) SSL connection to prevent
> > sniffers from deciphering the key by analyzing a
> > arge amount of traffic?

> Look at SSL_renegotiate() and SSL_renegotiate_pending()

Depending on exactly what you're doing, BIO_set_ssl_renegotiate_timeout
and/or BIO_set_ssl_renegotiate_bytes may be more useful. See:
http://www.openssl.org/docs/crypto/BIO_f_ssl.html

DS


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