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3=head1 NAME
4
5X509_STORE_CTX_new, X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup, X509_STORE_CTX_free,
6X509_STORE_CTX_init, X509_STORE_CTX_set0_trusted_stack, X509_STORE_CTX_set_cert,
7X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls,
8X509_STORE_CTX_get0_chain, X509_STORE_CTX_set0_verified_chain,
9X509_STORE_CTX_get0_param, X509_STORE_CTX_set0_param,
10X509_STORE_CTX_get0_untrusted, X509_STORE_CTX_set0_untrusted,
11X509_STORE_CTX_get_num_untrusted,
12X509_STORE_CTX_set_default,
13X509_STORE_CTX_set_verify,
14X509_STORE_CTX_verify_fn
15- X509_STORE_CTX initialisation
16
17=head1 SYNOPSIS
18
19 #include <openssl/x509_vfy.h>
20
21 X509_STORE_CTX *X509_STORE_CTX_new(void);
22 void X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
23 void X509_STORE_CTX_free(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
24
25 int X509_STORE_CTX_init(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, X509_STORE *store,
26                         X509 *x509, STACK_OF(X509) *chain);
27
28 void X509_STORE_CTX_set0_trusted_stack(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, STACK_OF(X509) *sk);
29
30 void X509_STORE_CTX_set_cert(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, X509 *x);
31 STACK_OF(X509) *X509_STORE_CTX_get0_chain(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
32 void X509_STORE_CTX_set0_verified_chain(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, STACK_OF(X509) *chain);
33 void X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, STACK_OF(X509_CRL) *sk);
34
35 X509_VERIFY_PARAM *X509_STORE_CTX_get0_param(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
36 void X509_STORE_CTX_set0_param(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param);
37 int X509_STORE_CTX_set_default(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, const char *name);
38
39 STACK_OF(X509)* X509_STORE_CTX_get0_untrusted(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
40 void X509_STORE_CTX_set0_untrusted(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, STACK_OF(X509) *sk);
41
42 int X509_STORE_CTX_get_num_untrusted(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
43
44 typedef int (*X509_STORE_CTX_verify_fn)(X509_STORE_CTX *);
45 void X509_STORE_CTX_set_verify(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, X509_STORE_CTX_verify_fn verify);
46
47=head1 DESCRIPTION
48
49These functions initialise an B<X509_STORE_CTX> structure for subsequent use
50by X509_verify_cert().
51
52X509_STORE_CTX_new() returns a newly initialised B<X509_STORE_CTX> structure.
53
54X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup() internally cleans up an B<X509_STORE_CTX> structure.
55The context can then be reused with a new call to X509_STORE_CTX_init().
56
57X509_STORE_CTX_free() completely frees up B<ctx>. After this call B<ctx>
58is no longer valid.
59If B<ctx> is NULL nothing is done.
60
61X509_STORE_CTX_init() sets up B<ctx> for a subsequent verification operation.
62It must be called before each call to X509_verify_cert(), i.e. a B<ctx> is only
63good for one call to X509_verify_cert(); if you want to verify a second
64certificate with the same B<ctx> then you must call X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup()
65and then X509_STORE_CTX_init() again before the second call to
66X509_verify_cert(). The trusted certificate store is set to B<store>, the end
67entity certificate to be verified is set to B<x509> and a set of additional
68certificates (which will be untrusted but may be used to build the chain) in
69B<chain>. Any or all of the B<store>, B<x509> and B<chain> parameters can be
70B<NULL>.
71
72X509_STORE_CTX_set0_trusted_stack() sets the set of trusted certificates of
73B<ctx> to B<sk>. This is an alternative way of specifying trusted certificates
74instead of using an B<X509_STORE>.
75
76X509_STORE_CTX_set_cert() sets the certificate to be verified in B<ctx> to
77B<x>.
78
79X509_STORE_CTX_set0_verified_chain() sets the validated chain used
80by B<ctx> to be B<chain>.
81Ownership of the chain is transferred to B<ctx> and should not be
82free'd by the caller.
83X509_STORE_CTX_get0_chain() returns the internal pointer used by the
84B<ctx> that contains the validated chain.
85
86X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls() sets a set of CRLs to use to aid certificate
87verification to B<sk>. These CRLs will only be used if CRL verification is
88enabled in the associated B<X509_VERIFY_PARAM> structure. This might be
89used where additional "useful" CRLs are supplied as part of a protocol,
90for example in a PKCS#7 structure.
91
92X509_STORE_CTX_get0_param() retrieves an internal pointer
93to the verification parameters associated with B<ctx>.
94
95X509_STORE_CTX_get0_untrusted() retrieves an internal pointer to the
96stack of untrusted certificates associated with B<ctx>.
97
98X509_STORE_CTX_set0_untrusted() sets the internal point to the stack
99of untrusted certificates associated with B<ctx> to B<sk>.
100
101X509_STORE_CTX_set0_param() sets the internal verification parameter pointer
102to B<param>. After this call B<param> should not be used.
103
104X509_STORE_CTX_set_default() looks up and sets the default verification
105method to B<name>. This uses the function X509_VERIFY_PARAM_lookup() to
106find an appropriate set of parameters from B<name>.
107
108X509_STORE_CTX_get_num_untrusted() returns the number of untrusted certificates
109that were used in building the chain following a call to X509_verify_cert().
110
111X509_STORE_CTX_set_verify() provides the capability for overriding the default
112verify function. This function is responsible for verifying chain signatures and
113expiration times.
114
115A verify function is defined as an X509_STORE_CTX_verify type which has the
116following signature:
117
118 int (*verify)(X509_STORE_CTX *);
119
120This function should receive the current X509_STORE_CTX as a parameter and
121return 1 on success or 0 on failure.
122
123=head1 NOTES
124
125The certificates and CRLs in a store are used internally and should B<not>
126be freed up until after the associated B<X509_STORE_CTX> is freed.
127
128=head1 BUGS
129
130The certificates and CRLs in a context are used internally and should B<not>
131be freed up until after the associated B<X509_STORE_CTX> is freed. Copies
132should be made or reference counts increased instead.
133
134=head1 RETURN VALUES
135
136X509_STORE_CTX_new() returns a newly allocated context or B<NULL> if an
137error occurred.
138
139X509_STORE_CTX_init() returns 1 for success or 0 if an error occurred.
140
141X509_STORE_CTX_get0_param() returns a pointer to an B<X509_VERIFY_PARAM>
142structure or B<NULL> if an error occurred.
143
144X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup(), X509_STORE_CTX_free(),
145X509_STORE_CTX_set0_trusted_stack(),
146X509_STORE_CTX_set_cert(),
147X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls() and X509_STORE_CTX_set0_param() do not return
148values.
149
150X509_STORE_CTX_set_default() returns 1 for success or 0 if an error occurred.
151
152X509_STORE_CTX_get_num_untrusted() returns the number of untrusted certificates
153used.
154
155=head1 SEE ALSO
156
157L<X509_verify_cert(3)>
158L<X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_flags(3)>
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160=head1 HISTORY
161
162The X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls() function was added in OpenSSL 1.0.0.
163The X509_STORE_CTX_get_num_untrusted() function was added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
164
165=head1 COPYRIGHT
166
167Copyright 2009-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
168
169Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
170this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
171in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
172L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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