// create an object that creates/configures bufferevents
evt_ssl_t *factory = evt_ssl_create(evbase, "xkcd.com", 443, NULL, NULL);

// if you want to do anything special with SSL use evt_ssl_reconfigure

// evt_ssl_new_bev (fd = -1) returns an unconnected bufferevent that can
// be used with bufferevent_setfd, bufferevent_socket_connect,
// or evhttp_connection_base_bufferevent_new

// evt_ssl_listen and evt_ssl_connect are helpers for the creation of ready-to-use
// bufferevents.
// evt_ssl_listen uses an evconnlistener internally and binds to a single port.

// evt_ssl_connect starts a DNS lookup and returns the bufferevent immediately.
// the factory needs to stay alive until BEV_EVENT_CONNECTED event is triggered.
struct bufferevent *bev = evt_ssl_connect(factory);

// created bufferevents to need the factory anymore (except for those created
// using _connect that haven't had the BEV_EVENT_CONNECTED event be triggered)
evt_ssl_free(factory);