What value is there in separating outbound vs. inbound credential usage in a TLS API?

OpenSSL defines an SSL_CTX struct which can be charged with (client or server) identities. If you pass it to SSL_connect, you’re a client; if you pass it to SSL_accept, you’re a server.
With SSPI/SChannel on Windows it appears that you’re … Continue reading What value is there in separating outbound vs. inbound credential usage in a TLS API?