diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
index b3fd7c4..9e5fb2d 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
@@ -3903,6 +3903,7 @@
  */
 void mbedtls_ssl_free( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl );
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION)
 /**
  * \brief          Save an active connection as serialized data in a buffer.
  *                 This allows the freeing or re-using of the SSL context
@@ -3918,10 +3919,10 @@
  * \note           When this function succeeds, it calls
  *                 mbedtls_ssl_session_reset() on \p ssl which as a result is
  *                 no longer associated with the connection that has been
- *                 serialized. This avoids creating copies of the session
+ *                 serialized. This avoids creating copies of the connection
  *                 state. You're then free to either re-use the context
  *                 structure for a different connection, or call
- *                 mbedtls_ssl_session_free() on it. See the documentation of
+ *                 mbedtls_ssl_free() on it. See the documentation of
  *                 mbedtls_ssl_session_reset() for more details.
  *
  * \param ssl      The SSL context to save. On success, it is no longer
@@ -3936,19 +3937,26 @@
  * \note           \p olen is updated to the correct value regardless of
  *                 whether \p buf_len was large enough. This makes it possible
  *                 to determine the necessary size by calling this function
- *                 with \p buf set to \c NULL and \p buf_len to \c 0.
+ *                 with \p buf set to \c NULL and \p buf_len to \c 0. However,
+ *                 the value of \p olen is only guaranteed to be correct when
+ *                 the function returns #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL or
+ *                 \c 0. If the return value is different, then the value of
+ *                 \p olen is undefined.
  *
  * \return         \c 0 if successful.
  * \return         #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL if \p buf is too small.
+ * \return         #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_ALLOC_FAILED if memory allocation failed
+ *                 while reseting the context.
  * \return         #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA if a handshake is in
  *                 progress, or there is pending data for reading or sending,
- *                 or the connection does not use DTLS 1.2 with and AEAD
+ *                 or the connection does not use DTLS 1.2 with an AEAD
  *                 ciphersuite, or renegotiation is enabled.
  */
 int mbedtls_ssl_context_save( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
                               unsigned char *buf,
                               size_t buf_len,
                               size_t *olen );
+
 /**
  * \brief          Load serialized connection data to an SSL context.
  *
@@ -3982,15 +3990,12 @@
  *                 (unless they were already set before calling
  *                 mbedtls_ssl_session_reset() and the values are suitable for
  *                 the present connection). Specifically, you want to call
- *                 at least mbedtls_ssl_set_bio(). If you're using a read
- *                 timeout (that is, you called
- *                 mbedtls_ssl_conf_read_timeout() with a non-zero timeout)
- *                 and non-blocking I/O, you also need to set timer callbacks
- *                 by calling mbedtls_ssl_set_timer_cb(). All other SSL setter
- *                 functions are not necessary to call, either because they're
- *                 only used in handshakes, or because the setting is already
- *                 saved. You might choose to call them anyway, for example in
- *                 order to share code between the cases of establishing a new
+ *                 at least mbedtls_ssl_set_bio() and
+ *                 mbedtls_ssl_set_timer_cb(). All other SSL setter functions
+ *                 are not necessary to call, either because they're only used
+ *                 in handshakes, or because the setting is already saved. You
+ *                 might choose to call them anyway, for example in order to
+ *                 share code between the cases of establishing a new
  *                 connection and the case of loading an already-established
  *                 connection.
  *
@@ -4000,6 +4005,11 @@
  *                 newly-configured value with the value that was active when
  *                 the context was saved.
  *
+ * \note           When this function returns an error code, it calls
+ *                 mbedtls_ssl_free() on \p ssl. In this case, you need to
+ *                 prepare the context with the usual sequence starting with a
+ *                 call to mbedtls_ssl_init() if you want to use it again.
+ *
  * \param ssl      The SSL context structure to be populated. It must have
  *                 been prepared as described in the note above.
  * \param buf      The buffer holding the serialized connection data. It must
@@ -4008,11 +4018,14 @@
  *
  * \return         \c 0 if successful.
  * \return         #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_ALLOC_FAILED if memory allocation failed.
+ * \return         #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_VERSION_MISMATCH if the serialized data
+ *                 comes from a different Mbed TLS version or build.
  * \return         #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA if input data is invalid.
  */
 int mbedtls_ssl_context_load( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
                               const unsigned char *buf,
                               size_t len );
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION */
 
 /**
  * \brief          Initialize an SSL configuration context
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl_internal.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl_internal.h
index d3b426b..9b8e21f 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl_internal.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl_internal.h
@@ -728,6 +728,12 @@
     z_stream ctx_deflate;               /*!<  compression context     */
     z_stream ctx_inflate;               /*!<  decompression context   */
 #endif
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION)
+    /* We need the Hello random bytes in order to re-derive keys from the
+     * Master Secret and other session info, see ssl_populate_transform() */
+    unsigned char randbytes[64]; /*!< ServerHello.random+ClientHello.random */
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION */
 };
 
 static inline int mbedtls_ssl_transform_get_minor_ver( mbedtls_ssl_transform const *transform )
@@ -741,6 +747,21 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Return 1 if the transform uses an AEAD cipher, 0 otherwise.
+ * Equivalently, return 0 if a separate MAC is used, 1 otherwise.
+ */
+static inline int mbedtls_ssl_transform_uses_aead(
+        const mbedtls_ssl_transform *transform )
+{
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SOME_MODES_USE_MAC)
+    return( transform->maclen == 0 && transform->taglen != 0 );
+#else
+    (void) transform;
+    return( 1 );
+#endif
+}
+
+/*
  * Internal representation of record frames
  *
  * Instances come in two flavors:
@@ -1222,6 +1243,17 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+static inline int mbedtls_ssl_conf_is_renegotiation_enabled(
+        const mbedtls_ssl_config *conf )
+{
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION)
+    return( conf->disable_renegotiation ==
+            MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION_ENABLED );
+#else
+    (void) conf;
+    return( 0 );
+#endif
+}
 
 /*
  * Getter functions for fields in mbedtls_ssl_config which may
diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index 0b86e36..3e78e5d 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -823,7 +823,9 @@
     (void) ssl;
 #endif
 
-    /* Copy info about negotiated version and extensions */
+    /*
+     * Some data just needs copying into the structure
+     */
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC) && \
     defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SOME_MODES_USE_MAC)
     transform->encrypt_then_mac = encrypt_then_mac;
@@ -835,6 +837,10 @@
     ((void) minor_ver);
 #endif /* !MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_FIXED_MINOR_VER */
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION)
+    memcpy( transform->randbytes, randbytes, sizeof( transform->randbytes ) );
+#endif
+
     /*
      * Get various info structures
      */
@@ -9375,10 +9381,11 @@
  * verify_result is put before peer_cert so that all mandatory fields come
  * together in one block.
  */
-int mbedtls_ssl_session_save( const mbedtls_ssl_session *session,
-                              unsigned char *buf,
-                              size_t buf_len,
-                              size_t *olen )
+static int ssl_session_save( const mbedtls_ssl_session *session,
+                             unsigned char omit_header,
+                             unsigned char *buf,
+                             size_t buf_len,
+                             size_t *olen )
 {
     unsigned char *p = buf;
     size_t used = 0;
@@ -9391,17 +9398,20 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-    /*
-     * Add version identifier
-     */
-
-    used += sizeof( ssl_serialized_session_header );
-
-    if( used <= buf_len )
+    if( !omit_header )
     {
-        memcpy( p, ssl_serialized_session_header,
-                sizeof( ssl_serialized_session_header ) );
-        p += sizeof( ssl_serialized_session_header );
+        /*
+         * Add version identifier
+         */
+
+        used += sizeof( ssl_serialized_session_header );
+
+        if( used <= buf_len )
+        {
+            memcpy( p, ssl_serialized_session_header,
+                    sizeof( ssl_serialized_session_header ) );
+            p += sizeof( ssl_serialized_session_header );
+        }
     }
 
     /*
@@ -9567,12 +9577,24 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Unserialize session, see mbedtls_ssl_session_save() for format.
+ * Public wrapper for ssl_session_save()
+ */
+int mbedtls_ssl_session_save( const mbedtls_ssl_session *session,
+                              unsigned char *buf,
+                              size_t buf_len,
+                              size_t *olen )
+{
+    return( ssl_session_save( session, 0, buf, buf_len, olen ) );
+}
+
+/*
+ * Deserialize session, see mbedtls_ssl_session_save() for format.
  *
  * This internal version is wrapped by a public function that cleans up in
- * case of error.
+ * case of error, and has an extra option omit_header.
  */
 static int ssl_session_load( mbedtls_ssl_session *session,
+                             unsigned char omit_header,
                              const unsigned char *buf,
                              size_t len )
 {
@@ -9588,19 +9610,22 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-    /*
-     * Check version identifier
-     */
-
-    if( (size_t)( end - p ) < sizeof( ssl_serialized_session_header ) )
-        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
-
-    if( memcmp( p, ssl_serialized_session_header,
-                sizeof( ssl_serialized_session_header ) ) != 0 )
+    if( !omit_header )
     {
-        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_VERSION_MISMATCH );
+        /*
+         * Check version identifier
+         */
+
+        if( (size_t)( end - p ) < sizeof( ssl_serialized_session_header ) )
+            return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+        if( memcmp( p, ssl_serialized_session_header,
+                    sizeof( ssl_serialized_session_header ) ) != 0 )
+        {
+            return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_VERSION_MISMATCH );
+        }
+        p += sizeof( ssl_serialized_session_header );
     }
-    p += sizeof( ssl_serialized_session_header );
 
     /*
      * Time
@@ -9807,13 +9832,13 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Unserialize session: public wrapper for error cleaning
+ * Deserialize session: public wrapper for error cleaning
  */
 int mbedtls_ssl_session_load( mbedtls_ssl_session *session,
                               const unsigned char *buf,
                               size_t len )
 {
-    int ret = ssl_session_load( session, buf, len );
+    int ret = ssl_session_load( session, 0, buf, len );
 
     if( ret != 0 )
         mbedtls_ssl_session_free( session );
@@ -10014,7 +10039,7 @@
 
     if( ssl->state != MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_OVER ||
         ssl->renego_status == MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION_PENDING ||
-        ssl->conf->disable_renegotiation == MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION_DISABLED )
+        ! mbedtls_ssl_conf_is_renegotiation_enabled( ssl->conf ) )
     {
         return( 0 );
     }
@@ -10721,39 +10746,616 @@
     mbedtls_platform_zeroize( session, sizeof( mbedtls_ssl_session ) );
 }
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION)
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID)
+#define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID 1u
+#else
+#define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID 0u
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
+#define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT 1u
+#else
+#define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT 0u
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY)
+#define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY 1u
+#else
+#define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY 0u
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN)
+#define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_ALPN 1u
+#else
+#define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_ALPN 0u
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN */
+
+#define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID_BIT    0
+#define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT_BIT     1
+#define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY_BIT      2
+#define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_ALPN_BIT                  3
+
+#define SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_BITFLAG   \
+    ( (uint32_t) (                              \
+        ( SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID     << SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID_BIT     ) | \
+        ( SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT      << SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT_BIT      ) | \
+        ( SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY       << SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY_BIT       ) | \
+        ( SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_ALPN                   << SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_ALPN_BIT                   ) | \
+        0u ) )
+
+static unsigned char ssl_serialized_context_header[] = {
+    MBEDTLS_VERSION_MAJOR,
+    MBEDTLS_VERSION_MINOR,
+    MBEDTLS_VERSION_PATCH,
+    ( SSL_SERIALIZED_SESSION_CONFIG_BITFLAG >> 8 ) & 0xFF,
+    ( SSL_SERIALIZED_SESSION_CONFIG_BITFLAG >> 0 ) & 0xFF,
+    ( SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_BITFLAG >> 16 ) & 0xFF,
+    ( SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_BITFLAG >>  8 ) & 0xFF,
+    ( SSL_SERIALIZED_CONTEXT_CONFIG_BITFLAG >>  0 ) & 0xFF,
+};
+
 /*
  * Serialize a full SSL context
+ *
+ * The format of the serialized data is:
+ * (in the presentation language of TLS, RFC 8446 section 3)
+ *
+ *  // header
+ *  opaque mbedtls_version[3];   // major, minor, patch
+ *  opaque context_format[5];    // version-specific field determining
+ *                               // the format of the remaining
+ *                               // serialized data.
+ *  Note: When updating the format, remember to keep these
+ *        version+format bytes. (We may make their size part of the API.)
+ *
+ *  // session sub-structure
+ *  opaque session<1..2^32-1>;  // see mbedtls_ssl_session_save()
+ *  // transform sub-structure
+ *  uint8 random[64];           // ServerHello.random+ClientHello.random
+ *  uint8 in_cid<0..2^8-1>      // Connection ID: expected incoming value
+ *  uint8 out_cid<0..2^8-1>     // Connection ID: outgoing value to use
+ *  // fields from ssl_context
+ *  uint32 badmac_seen;         // DTLS: number of records with failing MAC
+ *  uint64 in_window_top;       // DTLS: last validated record seq_num
+ *  uint64 in_window;           // DTLS: bitmask for replay protection
+ *  uint8 disable_datagram_packing; // DTLS: only one record per datagram
+ *  uint64 cur_out_ctr;         // Record layer: outgoing sequence number
+ *  uint16 mtu;                 // DTLS: path mtu (max outgoing fragment size)
+ *  uint8 alpn_chosen<0..2^8-1> // ALPN: negotiated application protocol
+ *
+ * Note that many fields of the ssl_context or sub-structures are not
+ * serialized, as they fall in one of the following categories:
+ *
+ *  1. forced value (eg in_left must be 0)
+ *  2. pointer to dynamically-allocated memory (eg session, transform)
+ *  3. value can be re-derived from other data (eg session keys from MS)
+ *  4. value was temporary (eg content of input buffer)
+ *  5. value will be provided by the user again (eg I/O callbacks and context)
  */
 int mbedtls_ssl_context_save( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
                               unsigned char *buf,
                               size_t buf_len,
                               size_t *olen )
 {
-    /* Unimplemented */
-    (void) ssl;
+    unsigned char *p = buf;
+    size_t used = 0;
+    size_t session_len;
+    int ret = 0;
 
-    if( buf != NULL )
-        memset( buf, 0, buf_len );
+    /*
+     * Enforce usage restrictions, see "return BAD_INPUT_DATA" in
+     * this function's documentation.
+     *
+     * These are due to assumptions/limitations in the implementation. Some of
+     * them are likely to stay (no handshake in progress) some might go away
+     * (only DTLS) but are currently used to simplify the implementation.
+     */
+    /* The initial handshake must be over */
+    if( ssl->state != MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_OVER )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+    if( ssl->handshake != NULL )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+    /* Double-check that sub-structures are indeed ready */
+    if( ssl->transform == NULL || ssl->session == NULL )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+    /* There must be no pending incoming or outgoing data */
+    if( mbedtls_ssl_check_pending( ssl ) != 0 )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+    if( ssl->out_left != 0 )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+    /* Protocol must be DLTS, not TLS */
+    if( MBEDTLS_SSL_TRANSPORT_IS_TLS( ssl->conf->transport ) )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+    /* Version must be 1.2 */
+    if( mbedtls_ssl_get_major_ver( ssl ) != MBEDTLS_SSL_MAJOR_VERSION_3 )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+    if( mbedtls_ssl_get_minor_ver( ssl ) != MBEDTLS_SSL_MINOR_VERSION_3 )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+    /* We must be using an AEAD ciphersuite */
+    if( mbedtls_ssl_transform_uses_aead( ssl->transform ) != 1 )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+    /* Renegotiation must not be enabled */
+    if( mbedtls_ssl_conf_is_renegotiation_enabled( ssl->conf ) )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
 
-    *olen = 0;
+    /*
+     * Version and format identifier
+     */
+    used += sizeof( ssl_serialized_context_header );
+
+    if( used <= buf_len )
+    {
+        memcpy( p, ssl_serialized_context_header,
+                sizeof( ssl_serialized_context_header ) );
+        p += sizeof( ssl_serialized_context_header );
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Session (length + data)
+     */
+    ret = ssl_session_save( ssl->session, 1, NULL, 0, &session_len );
+    if( ret != MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL )
+        return( ret );
+
+    used += 4 + session_len;
+    if( used <= buf_len )
+    {
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( session_len >> 24 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( session_len >> 16 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( session_len >>  8 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( session_len       ) & 0xFF );
+
+        ret = ssl_session_save( ssl->session, 1,
+                                p, session_len, &session_len );
+        if( ret != 0 )
+            return( ret );
+
+        p += session_len;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Transform
+     */
+    used += sizeof( ssl->transform->randbytes );
+    if( used <= buf_len )
+    {
+        memcpy( p, ssl->transform->randbytes,
+           sizeof( ssl->transform->randbytes ) );
+        p += sizeof( ssl->transform->randbytes );
+    }
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID)
+    used += 2 + ssl->transform->in_cid_len + ssl->transform->out_cid_len;
+    if( used <= buf_len )
+    {
+        *p++ = ssl->transform->in_cid_len;
+        memcpy( p, ssl->transform->in_cid, ssl->transform->in_cid_len );
+        p += ssl->transform->in_cid_len;
+
+        *p++ = ssl->transform->out_cid_len;
+        memcpy( p, ssl->transform->out_cid, ssl->transform->out_cid_len );
+        p += ssl->transform->out_cid_len;
+    }
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID */
+
+    /*
+     * Saved fields from top-level ssl_context structure
+     */
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
+    used += 4;
+    if( used <= buf_len )
+    {
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->badmac_seen >> 24 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->badmac_seen >> 16 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->badmac_seen >>  8 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->badmac_seen       ) & 0xFF );
+    }
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY)
+    used += 16;
+    if( used <= buf_len )
+    {
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window_top >> 56 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window_top >> 48 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window_top >> 40 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window_top >> 32 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window_top >> 24 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window_top >> 16 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window_top >>  8 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window_top       ) & 0xFF );
+
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window >> 56 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window >> 48 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window >> 40 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window >> 32 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window >> 24 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window >> 16 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window >>  8 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->in_window       ) & 0xFF );
+    }
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS)
+    used += 1;
+    if( used <= buf_len )
+    {
+        *p++ = ssl->disable_datagram_packing;
+    }
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS */
+
+    used += 8;
+    if( used <= buf_len )
+    {
+        memcpy( p, ssl->cur_out_ctr, 8 );
+        p += 8;
+    }
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS)
+    used += 2;
+    if( used <= buf_len )
+    {
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->mtu >>  8 ) & 0xFF );
+        *p++ = (unsigned char)( ( ssl->mtu       ) & 0xFF );
+    }
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN)
+    {
+        const uint8_t alpn_len = ssl->alpn_chosen
+                               ? (uint8_t) strlen( ssl->alpn_chosen )
+                               : 0;
+
+        used += 1 + alpn_len;
+        if( used <= buf_len )
+        {
+            *p++ = alpn_len;
+
+            if( ssl->alpn_chosen != NULL )
+            {
+                memcpy( p, ssl->alpn_chosen, alpn_len );
+                p += alpn_len;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN */
+
+    /*
+     * Done
+     */
+    *olen = used;
+
+    if( used > buf_len )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL );
+
+    MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_BUF( 4, "saved context", buf, used );
+
+    return( ssl_session_reset_int( ssl, 0 ) );
+}
+
+/*
+ * Helper to get TLS 1.2 PRF from ciphersuite
+ * (Duplicates bits of logic from ssl_set_handshake_prfs().)
+ */
+typedef int (*tls_prf_fn)( const unsigned char *secret, size_t slen,
+                           const char *label,
+                           const unsigned char *random, size_t rlen,
+                           unsigned char *dstbuf, size_t dlen );
+static tls_prf_fn ssl_tls12prf_from_cs( int ciphersuite_id )
+{
+    mbedtls_ssl_ciphersuite_handle_t const info =
+        mbedtls_ssl_ciphersuite_from_id( ciphersuite_id );
+    const mbedtls_md_type_t hash = mbedtls_ssl_suite_get_mac( info );
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SHA512_C)
+    if( hash == MBEDTLS_MD_SHA384 )
+        return( tls_prf_sha384 );
+#else
+    (void) hash;
+#endif
+    return( tls_prf_sha256 );
+}
+
+/*
+ * Deserialize context, see mbedtls_ssl_context_save() for format.
+ *
+ * This internal version is wrapped by a public function that cleans up in
+ * case of error.
+ */
+static int ssl_context_load( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
+                             const unsigned char *buf,
+                             size_t len )
+{
+    const unsigned char *p = buf;
+    const unsigned char * const end = buf + len;
+    size_t session_len;
+    int ret;
+
+    /*
+     * The context should have been freshly setup or reset.
+     * Give the user an error in case of obvious misuse.
+     * (Checking session is useful because it won't be NULL if we're
+     * renegotiating, or if the user mistakenly loaded a session first.)
+     */
+    if( ssl->state != MBEDTLS_SSL_HELLO_REQUEST ||
+        ssl->session != NULL )
+    {
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * We can't check that the config matches the initial one, but we can at
+     * least check it matches the requirements for serializing.
+     */
+    if( MBEDTLS_SSL_TRANSPORT_IS_TLS( ssl->conf->transport ) ||
+        mbedtls_ssl_conf_get_max_major_ver( ssl->conf ) <
+            MBEDTLS_SSL_MAJOR_VERSION_3 ||
+        mbedtls_ssl_conf_get_min_major_ver( ssl->conf ) >
+            MBEDTLS_SSL_MAJOR_VERSION_3 ||
+        mbedtls_ssl_conf_get_max_minor_ver( ssl->conf ) <
+            MBEDTLS_SSL_MINOR_VERSION_3 ||
+        mbedtls_ssl_conf_get_min_minor_ver( ssl->conf ) >
+            MBEDTLS_SSL_MINOR_VERSION_3 ||
+        mbedtls_ssl_conf_is_renegotiation_enabled( ssl->conf ) )
+    {
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+    }
+
+    MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_BUF( 4, "context to load", buf, len );
+
+    /*
+     * Check version identifier
+     */
+    if( (size_t)( end - p ) < sizeof( ssl_serialized_context_header ) )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    if( memcmp( p, ssl_serialized_context_header,
+                sizeof( ssl_serialized_context_header ) ) != 0 )
+    {
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_VERSION_MISMATCH );
+    }
+    p += sizeof( ssl_serialized_context_header );
+
+    /*
+     * Session
+     */
+    if( (size_t)( end - p ) < 4 )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    session_len = ( (size_t) p[0] << 24 ) |
+                  ( (size_t) p[1] << 16 ) |
+                  ( (size_t) p[2] <<  8 ) |
+                  ( (size_t) p[3]       );
+    p += 4;
+
+    /* This has been allocated by ssl_handshake_init(), called by
+     * by either ssl_session_reset_int() or mbedtls_ssl_setup(). */
+    ssl->session = ssl->session_negotiate;
+    ssl->session_in = ssl->session;
+    ssl->session_out = ssl->session;
+    ssl->session_negotiate = NULL;
+
+    if( (size_t)( end - p ) < session_len )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    ret = ssl_session_load( ssl->session, 1, p, session_len );
+    if( ret != 0 )
+    {
+        mbedtls_ssl_session_free( ssl->session );
+        return( ret );
+    }
+
+    p += session_len;
+
+    /*
+     * Transform
+     */
+
+    /* This has been allocated by ssl_handshake_init(), called by
+     * by either ssl_session_reset_int() or mbedtls_ssl_setup(). */
+    ssl->transform = ssl->transform_negotiate;
+    ssl->transform_in = ssl->transform;
+    ssl->transform_out = ssl->transform;
+    ssl->transform_negotiate = NULL;
+
+    /* Read random bytes and populate structure */
+    if( (size_t)( end - p ) < sizeof( ssl->transform->randbytes ) )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    ret = ssl_populate_transform( ssl->transform,
+                  mbedtls_ssl_session_get_ciphersuite( ssl->session ),
+                  ssl->session->master,
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_SOME_MODES_USE_MAC)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC)
+                  ssl->session->encrypt_then_mac,
+#endif
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_TRUNCATED_HMAC)
+                  ssl->session->trunc_hmac,
+#endif
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SOME_MODES_USE_MAC */
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_ZLIB_SUPPORT)
+                  ssl->session->compression,
+#endif
+                  ssl_tls12prf_from_cs(
+                      mbedtls_ssl_session_get_ciphersuite( ssl->session) ),
+                  p, /* currently pointing to randbytes */
+                  MBEDTLS_SSL_MINOR_VERSION_3, /* (D)TLS 1.2 is forced */
+                  mbedtls_ssl_conf_get_endpoint( ssl->conf ),
+                  ssl );
+    if( ret != 0 )
+        return( ret );
+
+    p += sizeof( ssl->transform->randbytes );
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID)
+    /* Read connection IDs and store them */
+    if( (size_t)( end - p ) < 1 )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    ssl->transform->in_cid_len = *p++;
+
+    if( (size_t)( end - p ) < ssl->transform->in_cid_len + 1u )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    memcpy( ssl->transform->in_cid, p, ssl->transform->in_cid_len );
+    p += ssl->transform->in_cid_len;
+
+    ssl->transform->out_cid_len = *p++;
+
+    if( (size_t)( end - p ) < ssl->transform->out_cid_len )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    memcpy( ssl->transform->out_cid, p, ssl->transform->out_cid_len );
+    p += ssl->transform->out_cid_len;
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_CONNECTION_ID */
+
+    /*
+     * Saved fields from top-level ssl_context structure
+     */
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT)
+    if( (size_t)( end - p ) < 4 )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    ssl->badmac_seen = ( (uint32_t) p[0] << 24 ) |
+                       ( (uint32_t) p[1] << 16 ) |
+                       ( (uint32_t) p[2] <<  8 ) |
+                       ( (uint32_t) p[3]       );
+    p += 4;
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY)
+    if( (size_t)( end - p ) < 16 )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    ssl->in_window_top = ( (uint64_t) p[0] << 56 ) |
+                         ( (uint64_t) p[1] << 48 ) |
+                         ( (uint64_t) p[2] << 40 ) |
+                         ( (uint64_t) p[3] << 32 ) |
+                         ( (uint64_t) p[4] << 24 ) |
+                         ( (uint64_t) p[5] << 16 ) |
+                         ( (uint64_t) p[6] <<  8 ) |
+                         ( (uint64_t) p[7]       );
+    p += 8;
+
+    ssl->in_window = ( (uint64_t) p[0] << 56 ) |
+                     ( (uint64_t) p[1] << 48 ) |
+                     ( (uint64_t) p[2] << 40 ) |
+                     ( (uint64_t) p[3] << 32 ) |
+                     ( (uint64_t) p[4] << 24 ) |
+                     ( (uint64_t) p[5] << 16 ) |
+                     ( (uint64_t) p[6] <<  8 ) |
+                     ( (uint64_t) p[7]       );
+    p += 8;
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS)
+    if( (size_t)( end - p ) < 1 )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    ssl->disable_datagram_packing = *p++;
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS */
+
+    if( (size_t)( end - p ) < 8 )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    memcpy( ssl->cur_out_ctr, p, 8 );
+    p += 8;
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS)
+    if( (size_t)( end - p ) < 2 )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+    ssl->mtu = ( p[0] << 8 ) | p[1];
+    p += 2;
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN)
+    {
+        uint8_t alpn_len;
+        const char **cur;
+
+        if( (size_t)( end - p ) < 1 )
+            return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+        alpn_len = *p++;
+
+        if( alpn_len != 0 && ssl->conf->alpn_list != NULL )
+        {
+            /* alpn_chosen should point to an item in the configured list */
+            for( cur = ssl->conf->alpn_list; *cur != NULL; cur++ )
+            {
+                if( strlen( *cur ) == alpn_len &&
+                    memcmp( p, cur, alpn_len ) == 0 )
+                {
+                    ssl->alpn_chosen = *cur;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* can only happen on conf mismatch */
+        if( alpn_len != 0 && ssl->alpn_chosen == NULL )
+            return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
+        p += alpn_len;
+    }
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_ALPN */
+
+    /*
+     * Forced fields from top-level ssl_context structure
+     *
+     * Most of them already set to the correct value by mbedtls_ssl_init() and
+     * mbedtls_ssl_reset(), so we only need to set the remaining ones.
+     */
+    ssl->state = MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_OVER;
+
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_FIXED_MAJOR_VER)
+    ssl->major_ver = MBEDTLS_SSL_MAJOR_VERSION_3;
+#endif /* !MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_FIXED_MAJOR_VER */
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_FIXED_MINOR_VER)
+    ssl->minor_ver = MBEDTLS_SSL_MINOR_VERSION_3;
+#endif /* !MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_FIXED_MINOR_VER */
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS)
+    ssl->in_epoch = 1;
+#endif
+
+    /* mbedtls_ssl_reset() leaves the handshake sub-structure allocated,
+     * which we don't want - otherwise we'd end up freeing the wrong transform
+     * by calling ssl_handshake_wrapup_free_hs_transform() inappropriately. */
+    if( ssl->handshake != NULL )
+    {
+        mbedtls_ssl_handshake_free( ssl );
+        mbedtls_free( ssl->handshake );
+        ssl->handshake = NULL;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Done - should have consumed entire buffer
+     */
+    if( p != end )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
 
     return( 0 );
 }
 
 /*
- * Deserialize a full SSL context
+ * Deserialize context: public wrapper for error cleaning
  */
-int mbedtls_ssl_context_load( mbedtls_ssl_context *ssl,
+int mbedtls_ssl_context_load( mbedtls_ssl_context *context,
                               const unsigned char *buf,
                               size_t len )
 {
-    /* Unimplemented */
-    (void) ssl;
-    (void) buf;
-    (void) len;
+    int ret = ssl_context_load( context, buf, len );
 
-    return( 0 );
+    if( ret != 0 )
+        mbedtls_ssl_free( context );
+
+    return( ret );
 }
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION */
 
 /*
  * Free an SSL context
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index bb84207..f0de381 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -807,6 +807,10 @@
 #endif
     char *p, *q;
     const int *list;
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION)
+    unsigned char *context_buf = NULL;
+    size_t context_buf_len;
+#endif
 
     /*
      * Make sure memory references are valid.
@@ -2493,16 +2497,11 @@
     if( opt.serialize != 0 )
     {
         size_t buf_len;
-        unsigned char *context_buf = NULL;
 
-        opt.serialize = 0;
-        mbedtls_printf( " Serializing live connection..." );
+        mbedtls_printf( "  . Serializing live connection..." );
 
         ret = mbedtls_ssl_context_save( &ssl, NULL, 0, &buf_len );
-
-        /* Allow stub implementation returning 0 for now */
-        if( ret != MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL &&
-            ret != 0 )
+        if( ret != MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL )
         {
             mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_context_save returned "
                             "-0x%x\n\n", -ret );
@@ -2517,18 +2516,29 @@
 
             goto exit;
         }
+        context_buf_len = buf_len;
 
         if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_context_save( &ssl, context_buf,
                                               buf_len, &buf_len ) ) != 0 )
         {
-            mbedtls_printf( "failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_context_save returned "
+            mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_context_save returned "
                             "-0x%x\n\n", -ret );
 
             goto exit;
         }
 
+        mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
+
+        if( opt.serialize == 1 )
+        {
+            /* nothing to do here, done by context_save() already */
+            mbedtls_printf( "  . Context has been reset... ok" );
+        }
+
         if( opt.serialize == 2 )
         {
+            mbedtls_printf( "  . Freeing and reinitializing context..." );
+
             mbedtls_ssl_free( &ssl );
 
             mbedtls_ssl_init( &ssl );
@@ -2536,7 +2546,7 @@
             if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_setup( &ssl, &conf ) ) != 0 )
             {
                 mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_setup returned "
-                                " -0x%x\n\n", -ret );
+                                "-0x%x\n\n", -ret );
                 goto exit;
             }
 
@@ -2544,26 +2554,25 @@
                 mbedtls_ssl_set_bio( &ssl, &server_fd, my_send, my_recv,
                                      NULL );
             else
-                mbedtls_ssl_set_bio( &ssl, &server_fd,
-                            mbedtls_net_send, mbedtls_net_recv,
+                mbedtls_ssl_set_bio( &ssl, &server_fd, mbedtls_net_send,
+                            mbedtls_net_recv,
                             opt.nbio == 0 ? mbedtls_net_recv_timeout : NULL );
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_TIMING_C)
-            if( opt.nbio != 0 && opt.read_timeout != 0 )
-            {
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_SET_TIMER) && \
     !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_GET_TIMER)
-                mbedtls_ssl_set_timer_cb( &ssl, &timer,
-                                          mbedtls_timing_set_delay,
-                                          mbedtls_timing_get_delay );
+            mbedtls_ssl_set_timer_cb( &ssl, &timer,
+                                      mbedtls_timing_set_delay,
+                                      mbedtls_timing_get_delay );
 #else
-                mbedtls_ssl_set_timer_cb_ctx( &ssl, &timer );
+            mbedtls_ssl_set_timer_cb_ctx( &ssl, &timer );
 #endif
-            }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_TIMING_C */
+
+            mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
         }
 
-        mbedtls_printf( " Deserializing connection..." );
+        mbedtls_printf( "  . Deserializing connection..." );
 
         if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_context_load( &ssl, context_buf,
                                               buf_len ) ) != 0 )
@@ -2573,6 +2582,12 @@
 
             goto exit;
         }
+
+        mbedtls_free( context_buf );
+        context_buf = NULL;
+        context_buf_len = 0;
+
+        mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
     }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION */
 
@@ -2711,6 +2726,11 @@
     if( session_data != NULL )
         mbedtls_platform_zeroize( session_data, session_data_len );
     mbedtls_free( session_data );
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION)
+    if( context_buf != NULL )
+        mbedtls_platform_zeroize( context_buf, context_buf_len );
+    mbedtls_free( context_buf );
+#endif
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
     mbedtls_printf( "  + Press Enter to exit this program.\n" );
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index 42b9773..747523b 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -1443,6 +1443,10 @@
     size_t cid_len = 0;
     size_t cid_renego_len = 0;
 #endif
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION)
+    unsigned char *context_buf = NULL;
+    size_t context_buf_len;
+#endif
 
     int i;
     char *p, *q;
@@ -3508,16 +3512,11 @@
     if( opt.serialize != 0 )
     {
         size_t buf_len;
-        unsigned char *context_buf = NULL;
 
-        opt.serialize = 0;
-        mbedtls_printf( " Serializing live connection..." );
+        mbedtls_printf( "  . Serializing live connection..." );
 
         ret = mbedtls_ssl_context_save( &ssl, NULL, 0, &buf_len );
-
-        /* Allow stub implementation returning 0 for now */
-        if( ret != MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL &&
-            ret != 0 )
+        if( ret != MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL )
         {
             mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_context_save returned "
                             "-0x%x\n\n", -ret );
@@ -3532,18 +3531,44 @@
 
             goto exit;
         }
+        context_buf_len = buf_len;
 
         if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_context_save( &ssl, context_buf,
                                               buf_len, &buf_len ) ) != 0 )
         {
-            mbedtls_printf( "failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_context_save returned "
+            mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  ! mbedtls_ssl_context_save returned "
                             "-0x%x\n\n", -ret );
 
             goto exit;
         }
 
+        mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
+
+        /*
+         * This simulates a workflow where you have a long-lived server
+         * instance, potentially with a pool of ssl_context objects, and you
+         * just want to re-use one while the connection is inactive: in that
+         * case you can just reset() it, and then it's ready to receive
+         * serialized data from another connection (or the same here).
+         */
+        if( opt.serialize == 1 )
+        {
+            /* nothing to do here, done by context_save() already */
+            mbedtls_printf( "  . Context has been reset... ok" );
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * This simulates a workflow where you have one server instance per
+         * connection, and want to release it entire when the connection is
+         * inactive, and spawn it again when needed again - this would happen
+         * between ssl_free() and ssl_init() below, together with any other
+         * teardown/startup code needed - for example, preparing the
+         * ssl_config again (see section 3 "setup stuff" in this file).
+         */
         if( opt.serialize == 2 )
         {
+            mbedtls_printf( "  . Freeing and reinitializing context..." );
+
             mbedtls_ssl_free( &ssl );
 
             mbedtls_ssl_init( &ssl );
@@ -3555,6 +3580,12 @@
                 goto exit;
             }
 
+            /*
+             * This illustrates the minimum amount of things you need to set
+             * up, however you could set up much more if desired, for example
+             * if you want to share your set up code between the case of
+             * establishing a new connection and this case.
+             */
             if( opt.nbio == 2 )
                 mbedtls_ssl_set_bio( &ssl, &client_fd, my_send, my_recv,
                                      NULL );
@@ -3564,21 +3595,20 @@
                             opt.nbio == 0 ? mbedtls_net_recv_timeout : NULL );
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_TIMING_C)
-            if( opt.nbio != 0 && opt.read_timeout != 0 )
-            {
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_SET_TIMER) && \
     !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_GET_TIMER)
-                mbedtls_ssl_set_timer_cb( &ssl, &timer,
-                                          mbedtls_timing_set_delay,
-                                          mbedtls_timing_get_delay );
+            mbedtls_ssl_set_timer_cb( &ssl, &timer,
+                                      mbedtls_timing_set_delay,
+                                      mbedtls_timing_get_delay );
 #else
-                mbedtls_ssl_set_timer_cb_ctx( &ssl, &timer );
+            mbedtls_ssl_set_timer_cb_ctx( &ssl, &timer );
 #endif
-            }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_TIMING_C */
+
+            mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
         }
 
-        mbedtls_printf( " Deserializing connection..." );
+        mbedtls_printf( "  . Deserializing connection..." );
 
         if( ( ret = mbedtls_ssl_context_load( &ssl, context_buf,
                                               buf_len ) ) != 0 )
@@ -3588,6 +3618,12 @@
 
             goto exit;
         }
+
+        mbedtls_free( context_buf );
+        context_buf = NULL;
+        context_buf_len = 0;
+
+        mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
     }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION */
 
@@ -3679,6 +3715,12 @@
 
     mbedtls_free( buf );
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION)
+    if( context_buf != NULL )
+        mbedtls_platform_zeroize( context_buf, context_buf_len );
+    mbedtls_free( context_buf );
+#endif
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_MEMORY_BUFFER_ALLOC_C)
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_MEMORY_DEBUG)
     mbedtls_memory_buffer_alloc_status();
diff --git a/tests/ssl-opt.sh b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
index 56db054..1ea58df 100755
--- a/tests/ssl-opt.sh
+++ b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
@@ -1322,56 +1322,50 @@
 
 # Tests for Context serialization
 
-skip_next_test
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION
-run_test    "(STUB) Context serialization, client serializes" \
-            "$P_SRV serialize=0 exchanges=2" \
-            "$P_CLI serialize=1 exchanges=2" \
+run_test    "Context serialization, client serializes" \
+            "$P_SRV dtls=1 serialize=0 exchanges=2" \
+            "$P_CLI dtls=1 serialize=1 exchanges=2" \
             0 \
             -c "Deserializing connection..." \
             -S "Deserializing connection..."
 
-skip_next_test
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION
-run_test    "(STUB) Context serialization, server serializes" \
-            "$P_SRV serialize=1 exchanges=2" \
-            "$P_CLI serialize=0 exchanges=2" \
+run_test    "Context serialization, server serializes" \
+            "$P_SRV dtls=1 serialize=1 exchanges=2" \
+            "$P_CLI dtls=1 serialize=0 exchanges=2" \
             0 \
             -C "Deserializing connection..." \
             -s "Deserializing connection..."
 
-skip_next_test
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION
-run_test    "(STUB) Context serialization, both serialize" \
-            "$P_SRV serialize=1 exchanges=2" \
-            "$P_CLI serialize=1 exchanges=2" \
+run_test    "Context serialization, both serialize" \
+            "$P_SRV dtls=1 serialize=1 exchanges=2" \
+            "$P_CLI dtls=1 serialize=1 exchanges=2" \
             0 \
             -c "Deserializing connection..." \
             -s "Deserializing connection..."
 
-skip_next_test
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION
-run_test    "(STUB) Context serialization, re-init, client serializes" \
-            "$P_SRV serialize=0 exchanges=2" \
-            "$P_CLI serialize=2 exchanges=2" \
+run_test    "Context serialization, re-init, client serializes" \
+            "$P_SRV dtls=1 serialize=0 exchanges=2" \
+            "$P_CLI dtls=1 serialize=2 exchanges=2" \
             0 \
             -c "Deserializing connection..." \
             -S "Deserializing connection..."
 
-skip_next_test
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION
-run_test    "(STUB) Context serialization, re-init, server serializes" \
-            "$P_SRV serialize=2 exchanges=2" \
-            "$P_CLI serialize=0 exchanges=2" \
+run_test    "Context serialization, re-init, server serializes" \
+            "$P_SRV dtls=1 serialize=2 exchanges=2" \
+            "$P_CLI dtls=1 serialize=0 exchanges=2" \
             0 \
             -C "Deserializing connection..." \
             -s "Deserializing connection..."
 
-skip_next_test
 requires_config_enabled MBEDTLS_SSL_CONTEXT_SERIALIZATION
-run_test    "(STUB) Context serialization, re-init, both serialize" \
-            "$P_SRV serialize=2 exchanges=2" \
-            "$P_CLI serialize=2 exchanges=2" \
+run_test    "Context serialization, re-init, both serialize" \
+            "$P_SRV dtls=1 serialize=2 exchanges=2" \
+            "$P_CLI dtls=1 serialize=2 exchanges=2" \
             0 \
             -c "Deserializing connection..." \
             -s "Deserializing connection..."