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3=head1 NAME
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5SSL_get_verify_result - get result of peer certificate verification
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7=head1 SYNOPSIS
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9 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
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11 long SSL_get_verify_result(const SSL *ssl);
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13=head1 DESCRIPTION
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15SSL_get_verify_result() returns the result of the verification of the
16X509 certificate presented by the peer, if any.
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18=head1 NOTES
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20SSL_get_verify_result() can only return one error code while the verification
21of a certificate can fail because of many reasons at the same time. Only
22the last verification error that occurred during the processing is available
23from SSL_get_verify_result().
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25Sometimes there can be a sequence of errors leading to the verification
26failure as reported by SSL_get_verify_result().
27To get the errors, it is necessary to setup a verify callback via
28L<SSL_CTX_set_verify(3)> or L<SSL_set_verify(3)> and retrieve the errors
29from the error stack there, because once L<SSL_connect(3)> returns,
30these errors may no longer be available.
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32The verification result is part of the established session and is restored
33when a session is reused.
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35=head1 BUGS
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37If no peer certificate was presented, the returned result code is
38X509_V_OK. This is because no verification error occurred, it does however
39not indicate success. SSL_get_verify_result() is only useful in connection
40with L<SSL_get_peer_certificate(3)>.
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42=head1 RETURN VALUES
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44The following return values can currently occur:
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46=over 4
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48=item X509_V_OK
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50The verification succeeded or no peer certificate was presented.
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52=item Any other value
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54Documented in L<openssl-verify(1)>.
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56=back
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58=head1 SEE ALSO
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60L<ssl(7)>, L<SSL_set_verify_result(3)>,
61L<SSL_get_peer_certificate(3)>,
62L<openssl-verify(1)>
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64=head1 COPYRIGHT
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66Copyright 2000-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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68Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
69this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
70in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
71L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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