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3=head1 NAME
4
5SSL_CTX_use_certificate, SSL_CTX_use_certificate_ASN1,
6SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file, SSL_use_certificate, SSL_use_certificate_ASN1,
7SSL_use_certificate_file, SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file,
8SSL_use_certificate_chain_file,
9SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey, SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_ASN1,
10SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file, SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey,
11SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1, SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_file,
12SSL_use_PrivateKey_file, SSL_use_PrivateKey_ASN1, SSL_use_PrivateKey,
13SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey, SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1,
14SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_file, SSL_CTX_check_private_key, SSL_check_private_key,
15SSL_CTX_use_cert_and_key, SSL_use_cert_and_key
16- load certificate and key data
17
18=head1 SYNOPSIS
19
20 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
21
22 int SSL_CTX_use_certificate(SSL_CTX *ctx, X509 *x);
23 int SSL_CTX_use_certificate_ASN1(SSL_CTX *ctx, int len, unsigned char *d);
24 int SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file, int type);
25 int SSL_use_certificate(SSL *ssl, X509 *x);
26 int SSL_use_certificate_ASN1(SSL *ssl, unsigned char *d, int len);
27 int SSL_use_certificate_file(SSL *ssl, const char *file, int type);
28
29 int SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file);
30 int SSL_use_certificate_chain_file(SSL *ssl, const char *file);
31
32 int SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey(SSL_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY *pkey);
33 int SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_ASN1(int pk, SSL_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *d,
34                                 long len);
35 int SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file, int type);
36 int SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey(SSL_CTX *ctx, RSA *rsa);
37 int SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1(SSL_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *d, long len);
38 int SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file, int type);
39 int SSL_use_PrivateKey(SSL *ssl, EVP_PKEY *pkey);
40 int SSL_use_PrivateKey_ASN1(int pk, SSL *ssl, unsigned char *d, long len);
41 int SSL_use_PrivateKey_file(SSL *ssl, const char *file, int type);
42 int SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey(SSL *ssl, RSA *rsa);
43 int SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1(SSL *ssl, unsigned char *d, long len);
44 int SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_file(SSL *ssl, const char *file, int type);
45
46 int SSL_CTX_check_private_key(const SSL_CTX *ctx);
47 int SSL_check_private_key(const SSL *ssl);
48
49 int SSL_CTX_use_cert_and_key(SSL_CTX *ctx, X509 *x, EVP_PKEY *pkey, STACK_OF(X509) *chain, int override);
50 int SSL_use_cert_and_key(SSL *ssl, X509 *x, EVP_PKEY *pkey, STACK_OF(X509) *chain, int override);
51
52=head1 DESCRIPTION
53
54These functions load the certificates and private keys into the SSL_CTX
55or SSL object, respectively.
56
57The SSL_CTX_* class of functions loads the certificates and keys into the
58SSL_CTX object B<ctx>. The information is passed to SSL objects B<ssl>
59created from B<ctx> with L<SSL_new(3)> by copying, so that
60changes applied to B<ctx> do not propagate to already existing SSL objects.
61
62The SSL_* class of functions only loads certificates and keys into a
63specific SSL object. The specific information is kept, when
64L<SSL_clear(3)> is called for this SSL object.
65
66SSL_CTX_use_certificate() loads the certificate B<x> into B<ctx>,
67SSL_use_certificate() loads B<x> into B<ssl>. The rest of the
68certificates needed to form the complete certificate chain can be
69specified using the
70L<SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)>
71function.
72
73SSL_CTX_use_certificate_ASN1() loads the ASN1 encoded certificate from
74the memory location B<d> (with length B<len>) into B<ctx>,
75SSL_use_certificate_ASN1() loads the ASN1 encoded certificate into B<ssl>.
76
77SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file() loads the first certificate stored in B<file>
78into B<ctx>. The formatting B<type> of the certificate must be specified
79from the known types SSL_FILETYPE_PEM, SSL_FILETYPE_ASN1.
80SSL_use_certificate_file() loads the certificate from B<file> into B<ssl>.
81See the NOTES section on why SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file()
82should be preferred.
83
84SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() loads a certificate chain from
85B<file> into B<ctx>. The certificates must be in PEM format and must
86be sorted starting with the subject's certificate (actual client or server
87certificate), followed by intermediate CA certificates if applicable, and
88ending at the highest level (root) CA. SSL_use_certificate_chain_file() is
89similar except it loads the certificate chain into B<ssl>.
90
91SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey() adds B<pkey> as private key to B<ctx>.
92SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey() adds the private key B<rsa> of type RSA
93to B<ctx>. SSL_use_PrivateKey() adds B<pkey> as private key to B<ssl>;
94SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey() adds B<rsa> as private key of type RSA to B<ssl>.
95If a certificate has already been set and the private does not belong
96to the certificate an error is returned. To change a certificate, private
97key pair the new certificate needs to be set with SSL_use_certificate()
98or SSL_CTX_use_certificate() before setting the private key with
99SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey() or SSL_use_PrivateKey().
100
101SSL_CTX_use_cert_and_key() and SSL_use_cert_and_key() assign the X.509
102certificate B<x>, private key B<key>, and certificate B<chain> onto the
103corresponding B<ssl> or B<ctx>. The B<pkey> argument must be the private
104key of the X.509 certificate B<x>. If the B<override> argument is 0, then
105B<x>, B<pkey> and B<chain> are set only if all were not previously set.
106If B<override> is non-0, then the certificate, private key and chain certs
107are always set. If B<pkey> is NULL, then the public key of B<x> is used as
108the private key. This is intended to be used with hardware (via the ENGINE
109interface) that stores the private key securely, such that it cannot be
110accessed by OpenSSL. The reference count of the public key is incremented
111(twice if there is no private key); it is not copied nor duplicated. This
112allows all private key validations checks to succeed without an actual
113private key being assigned via SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey(), etc.
114
115SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_ASN1() adds the private key of type B<pk>
116stored at memory location B<d> (length B<len>) to B<ctx>.
117SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1() adds the private key of type RSA
118stored at memory location B<d> (length B<len>) to B<ctx>.
119SSL_use_PrivateKey_ASN1() and SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1() add the private
120key to B<ssl>.
121
122SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file() adds the first private key found in
123B<file> to B<ctx>. The formatting B<type> of the private key must be specified
124from the known types SSL_FILETYPE_PEM, SSL_FILETYPE_ASN1.
125SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_file() adds the first private RSA key found in
126B<file> to B<ctx>. SSL_use_PrivateKey_file() adds the first private key found
127in B<file> to B<ssl>; SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_file() adds the first private
128RSA key found to B<ssl>.
129
130SSL_CTX_check_private_key() checks the consistency of a private key with
131the corresponding certificate loaded into B<ctx>. If more than one
132key/certificate pair (RSA/DSA) is installed, the last item installed will
133be checked. If e.g. the last item was a RSA certificate or key, the RSA
134key/certificate pair will be checked. SSL_check_private_key() performs
135the same check for B<ssl>. If no key/certificate was explicitly added for
136this B<ssl>, the last item added into B<ctx> will be checked.
137
138=head1 NOTES
139
140The internal certificate store of OpenSSL can hold several private
141key/certificate pairs at a time. The certificate used depends on the
142cipher selected, see also L<SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(3)>.
143
144When reading certificates and private keys from file, files of type
145SSL_FILETYPE_ASN1 (also known as B<DER>, binary encoding) can only contain
146one certificate or private key, consequently
147SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() is only applicable to PEM formatting.
148Files of type SSL_FILETYPE_PEM can contain more than one item.
149
150SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() adds the first certificate found
151in the file to the certificate store. The other certificates are added
152to the store of chain certificates using L<SSL_CTX_add1_chain_cert(3)>. Note: versions of OpenSSL before 1.0.2 only had a single
153certificate chain store for all certificate types, OpenSSL 1.0.2 and later
154have a separate chain store for each type. SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file()
155should be used instead of the SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file() function in order
156to allow the use of complete certificate chains even when no trusted CA
157storage is used or when the CA issuing the certificate shall not be added to
158the trusted CA storage.
159
160If additional certificates are needed to complete the chain during the
161TLS negotiation, CA certificates are additionally looked up in the
162locations of trusted CA certificates, see
163L<SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3)>.
164
165The private keys loaded from file can be encrypted. In order to successfully
166load encrypted keys, a function returning the passphrase must have been
167supplied, see
168L<SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(3)>.
169(Certificate files might be encrypted as well from the technical point
170of view, it however does not make sense as the data in the certificate
171is considered public anyway.)
172
173All of the functions to set a new certificate will replace any existing
174certificate of the same type that has already been set. Similarly all of the
175functions to set a new private key will replace any private key that has already
176been set. Applications should call L<SSL_CTX_check_private_key(3)> or
177L<SSL_check_private_key(3)> as appropriate after loading a new certificate and
178private key to confirm that the certificate and key match.
179
180=head1 RETURN VALUES
181
182On success, the functions return 1.
183Otherwise check out the error stack to find out the reason.
184
185=head1 SEE ALSO
186
187L<ssl(7)>, L<SSL_new(3)>, L<SSL_clear(3)>,
188L<SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3)>,
189L<SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(3)>,
190L<SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(3)>,
191L<SSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list(3)>,
192L<SSL_CTX_set_client_cert_cb(3)>,
193L<SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)>
194
195=head1 COPYRIGHT
196
197Copyright 2000-2018 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
198
199Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
200this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
201in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
202L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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