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Added in API level 8

Summary: Ctors | Inherited Methods

SSLSessionCache

Kotlin |Java

public final class SSLSessionCache
extends Object

java.lang.Object
↳	android.net.SSLSessionCache

File-based cache of established SSL sessions. When re-establishing a connection to the same server, using an SSL session cache can save some time, power, and bandwidth by skipping directly to an encrypted stream. This is a persistent cache which can span executions of the application.

See also:

SSLCertificateSocketFactory

Summary

Public constructors
`SSLSessionCache(Context context)` Create a session cache at the default location for this app.
`SSLSessionCache(File dir)` Create a session cache using the specified directory.

Inherited methods

From class


        
          java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

Public constructors

SSLSessionCache

Added in API level 8

public SSLSessionCache (Context context)

Create a session cache at the default location for this app. Multiple instances share data internally.

Parameters
`context`	`Context`: for the application

SSLSessionCache

Added in API level 8

public SSLSessionCache (File dir)

Create a session cache using the specified directory. Individual session entries will be files within the directory. Multiple instances for the same directory share data internally.

Parameters
`dir`	`File`: to store session files in (created if necessary)

Throws
`IOException`	if the cache can't be opened

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Last updated 2026-08-03 UTC.

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