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1=pod
2
3=head1 NAME
4
5d2i_ACCESS_DESCRIPTION,
6d2i_ADMISSIONS,
7d2i_ADMISSION_SYNTAX,
8d2i_ASIdOrRange,
9d2i_ASIdentifierChoice,
10d2i_ASIdentifiers,
11d2i_ASN1_BIT_STRING,
12d2i_ASN1_BMPSTRING,
13d2i_ASN1_ENUMERATED,
14d2i_ASN1_GENERALIZEDTIME,
15d2i_ASN1_GENERALSTRING,
16d2i_ASN1_IA5STRING,
17d2i_ASN1_INTEGER,
18d2i_ASN1_NULL,
19d2i_ASN1_OBJECT,
20d2i_ASN1_OCTET_STRING,
21d2i_ASN1_PRINTABLE,
22d2i_ASN1_PRINTABLESTRING,
23d2i_ASN1_SEQUENCE_ANY,
24d2i_ASN1_SET_ANY,
25d2i_ASN1_T61STRING,
26d2i_ASN1_TIME,
27d2i_ASN1_TYPE,
28d2i_ASN1_UINTEGER,
29d2i_ASN1_UNIVERSALSTRING,
30d2i_ASN1_UTCTIME,
31d2i_ASN1_UTF8STRING,
32d2i_ASN1_VISIBLESTRING,
33d2i_ASRange,
34d2i_AUTHORITY_INFO_ACCESS,
35d2i_AUTHORITY_KEYID,
36d2i_BASIC_CONSTRAINTS,
37d2i_CERTIFICATEPOLICIES,
38d2i_CMS_ContentInfo,
39d2i_CMS_ReceiptRequest,
40d2i_CMS_bio,
41d2i_CRL_DIST_POINTS,
42d2i_DHxparams,
43d2i_DIRECTORYSTRING,
44d2i_DISPLAYTEXT,
45d2i_DIST_POINT,
46d2i_DIST_POINT_NAME,
47d2i_DSAPrivateKey,
48d2i_DSAPrivateKey_bio,
49d2i_DSAPrivateKey_fp,
50d2i_DSAPublicKey,
51d2i_DSA_PUBKEY,
52d2i_DSA_PUBKEY_bio,
53d2i_DSA_PUBKEY_fp,
54d2i_DSA_SIG,
55d2i_DSAparams,
56d2i_ECPKParameters,
57d2i_ECParameters,
58d2i_ECPrivateKey,
59d2i_ECPrivateKey_bio,
60d2i_ECPrivateKey_fp,
61d2i_EC_PUBKEY,
62d2i_EC_PUBKEY_bio,
63d2i_EC_PUBKEY_fp,
64d2i_EDIPARTYNAME,
65d2i_ESS_CERT_ID,
66d2i_ESS_ISSUER_SERIAL,
67d2i_ESS_SIGNING_CERT,
68d2i_EXTENDED_KEY_USAGE,
69d2i_GENERAL_NAME,
70d2i_GENERAL_NAMES,
71d2i_IPAddressChoice,
72d2i_IPAddressFamily,
73d2i_IPAddressOrRange,
74d2i_IPAddressRange,
75d2i_ISSUING_DIST_POINT,
76d2i_NAMING_AUTHORITY,
77d2i_NETSCAPE_CERT_SEQUENCE,
78d2i_NETSCAPE_SPKAC,
79d2i_NETSCAPE_SPKI,
80d2i_NOTICEREF,
81d2i_OCSP_BASICRESP,
82d2i_OCSP_CERTID,
83d2i_OCSP_CERTSTATUS,
84d2i_OCSP_CRLID,
85d2i_OCSP_ONEREQ,
86d2i_OCSP_REQINFO,
87d2i_OCSP_REQUEST,
88d2i_OCSP_RESPBYTES,
89d2i_OCSP_RESPDATA,
90d2i_OCSP_RESPID,
91d2i_OCSP_RESPONSE,
92d2i_OCSP_REVOKEDINFO,
93d2i_OCSP_SERVICELOC,
94d2i_OCSP_SIGNATURE,
95d2i_OCSP_SINGLERESP,
96d2i_OTHERNAME,
97d2i_PBE2PARAM,
98d2i_PBEPARAM,
99d2i_PBKDF2PARAM,
100d2i_PKCS12,
101d2i_PKCS12_BAGS,
102d2i_PKCS12_MAC_DATA,
103d2i_PKCS12_SAFEBAG,
104d2i_PKCS12_bio,
105d2i_PKCS12_fp,
106d2i_PKCS7,
107d2i_PKCS7_DIGEST,
108d2i_PKCS7_ENCRYPT,
109d2i_PKCS7_ENC_CONTENT,
110d2i_PKCS7_ENVELOPE,
111d2i_PKCS7_ISSUER_AND_SERIAL,
112d2i_PKCS7_RECIP_INFO,
113d2i_PKCS7_SIGNED,
114d2i_PKCS7_SIGNER_INFO,
115d2i_PKCS7_SIGN_ENVELOPE,
116d2i_PKCS7_bio,
117d2i_PKCS7_fp,
118d2i_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO,
119d2i_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_bio,
120d2i_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_fp,
121d2i_PKCS8_bio,
122d2i_PKCS8_fp,
123d2i_PKEY_USAGE_PERIOD,
124d2i_POLICYINFO,
125d2i_POLICYQUALINFO,
126d2i_PROFESSION_INFO,
127d2i_PROXY_CERT_INFO_EXTENSION,
128d2i_PROXY_POLICY,
129d2i_RSAPrivateKey,
130d2i_RSAPrivateKey_bio,
131d2i_RSAPrivateKey_fp,
132d2i_RSAPublicKey,
133d2i_RSAPublicKey_bio,
134d2i_RSAPublicKey_fp,
135d2i_RSA_OAEP_PARAMS,
136d2i_RSA_PSS_PARAMS,
137d2i_RSA_PUBKEY,
138d2i_RSA_PUBKEY_bio,
139d2i_RSA_PUBKEY_fp,
140d2i_SCRYPT_PARAMS,
141d2i_SCT_LIST,
142d2i_SXNET,
143d2i_SXNETID,
144d2i_TS_ACCURACY,
145d2i_TS_MSG_IMPRINT,
146d2i_TS_MSG_IMPRINT_bio,
147d2i_TS_MSG_IMPRINT_fp,
148d2i_TS_REQ,
149d2i_TS_REQ_bio,
150d2i_TS_REQ_fp,
151d2i_TS_RESP,
152d2i_TS_RESP_bio,
153d2i_TS_RESP_fp,
154d2i_TS_STATUS_INFO,
155d2i_TS_TST_INFO,
156d2i_TS_TST_INFO_bio,
157d2i_TS_TST_INFO_fp,
158d2i_USERNOTICE,
159d2i_X509,
160d2i_X509_ALGOR,
161d2i_X509_ALGORS,
162d2i_X509_ATTRIBUTE,
163d2i_X509_CERT_AUX,
164d2i_X509_CINF,
165d2i_X509_CRL,
166d2i_X509_CRL_INFO,
167d2i_X509_CRL_bio,
168d2i_X509_CRL_fp,
169d2i_X509_EXTENSION,
170d2i_X509_EXTENSIONS,
171d2i_X509_NAME,
172d2i_X509_NAME_ENTRY,
173d2i_X509_PUBKEY,
174d2i_X509_REQ,
175d2i_X509_REQ_INFO,
176d2i_X509_REQ_bio,
177d2i_X509_REQ_fp,
178d2i_X509_REVOKED,
179d2i_X509_SIG,
180d2i_X509_VAL,
181i2d_ACCESS_DESCRIPTION,
182i2d_ADMISSIONS,
183i2d_ADMISSION_SYNTAX,
184i2d_ASIdOrRange,
185i2d_ASIdentifierChoice,
186i2d_ASIdentifiers,
187i2d_ASN1_BIT_STRING,
188i2d_ASN1_BMPSTRING,
189i2d_ASN1_ENUMERATED,
190i2d_ASN1_GENERALIZEDTIME,
191i2d_ASN1_GENERALSTRING,
192i2d_ASN1_IA5STRING,
193i2d_ASN1_INTEGER,
194i2d_ASN1_NULL,
195i2d_ASN1_OBJECT,
196i2d_ASN1_OCTET_STRING,
197i2d_ASN1_PRINTABLE,
198i2d_ASN1_PRINTABLESTRING,
199i2d_ASN1_SEQUENCE_ANY,
200i2d_ASN1_SET_ANY,
201i2d_ASN1_T61STRING,
202i2d_ASN1_TIME,
203i2d_ASN1_TYPE,
204i2d_ASN1_UNIVERSALSTRING,
205i2d_ASN1_UTCTIME,
206i2d_ASN1_UTF8STRING,
207i2d_ASN1_VISIBLESTRING,
208i2d_ASN1_bio_stream,
209i2d_ASRange,
210i2d_AUTHORITY_INFO_ACCESS,
211i2d_AUTHORITY_KEYID,
212i2d_BASIC_CONSTRAINTS,
213i2d_CERTIFICATEPOLICIES,
214i2d_CMS_ContentInfo,
215i2d_CMS_ReceiptRequest,
216i2d_CMS_bio,
217i2d_CRL_DIST_POINTS,
218i2d_DHxparams,
219i2d_DIRECTORYSTRING,
220i2d_DISPLAYTEXT,
221i2d_DIST_POINT,
222i2d_DIST_POINT_NAME,
223i2d_DSAPrivateKey,
224i2d_DSAPrivateKey_bio,
225i2d_DSAPrivateKey_fp,
226i2d_DSAPublicKey,
227i2d_DSA_PUBKEY,
228i2d_DSA_PUBKEY_bio,
229i2d_DSA_PUBKEY_fp,
230i2d_DSA_SIG,
231i2d_DSAparams,
232i2d_ECPKParameters,
233i2d_ECParameters,
234i2d_ECPrivateKey,
235i2d_ECPrivateKey_bio,
236i2d_ECPrivateKey_fp,
237i2d_EC_PUBKEY,
238i2d_EC_PUBKEY_bio,
239i2d_EC_PUBKEY_fp,
240i2d_EDIPARTYNAME,
241i2d_ESS_CERT_ID,
242i2d_ESS_ISSUER_SERIAL,
243i2d_ESS_SIGNING_CERT,
244i2d_EXTENDED_KEY_USAGE,
245i2d_GENERAL_NAME,
246i2d_GENERAL_NAMES,
247i2d_IPAddressChoice,
248i2d_IPAddressFamily,
249i2d_IPAddressOrRange,
250i2d_IPAddressRange,
251i2d_ISSUING_DIST_POINT,
252i2d_NAMING_AUTHORITY,
253i2d_NETSCAPE_CERT_SEQUENCE,
254i2d_NETSCAPE_SPKAC,
255i2d_NETSCAPE_SPKI,
256i2d_NOTICEREF,
257i2d_OCSP_BASICRESP,
258i2d_OCSP_CERTID,
259i2d_OCSP_CERTSTATUS,
260i2d_OCSP_CRLID,
261i2d_OCSP_ONEREQ,
262i2d_OCSP_REQINFO,
263i2d_OCSP_REQUEST,
264i2d_OCSP_RESPBYTES,
265i2d_OCSP_RESPDATA,
266i2d_OCSP_RESPID,
267i2d_OCSP_RESPONSE,
268i2d_OCSP_REVOKEDINFO,
269i2d_OCSP_SERVICELOC,
270i2d_OCSP_SIGNATURE,
271i2d_OCSP_SINGLERESP,
272i2d_OTHERNAME,
273i2d_PBE2PARAM,
274i2d_PBEPARAM,
275i2d_PBKDF2PARAM,
276i2d_PKCS12,
277i2d_PKCS12_BAGS,
278i2d_PKCS12_MAC_DATA,
279i2d_PKCS12_SAFEBAG,
280i2d_PKCS12_bio,
281i2d_PKCS12_fp,
282i2d_PKCS7,
283i2d_PKCS7_DIGEST,
284i2d_PKCS7_ENCRYPT,
285i2d_PKCS7_ENC_CONTENT,
286i2d_PKCS7_ENVELOPE,
287i2d_PKCS7_ISSUER_AND_SERIAL,
288i2d_PKCS7_NDEF,
289i2d_PKCS7_RECIP_INFO,
290i2d_PKCS7_SIGNED,
291i2d_PKCS7_SIGNER_INFO,
292i2d_PKCS7_SIGN_ENVELOPE,
293i2d_PKCS7_bio,
294i2d_PKCS7_fp,
295i2d_PKCS8PrivateKeyInfo_bio,
296i2d_PKCS8PrivateKeyInfo_fp,
297i2d_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO,
298i2d_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_bio,
299i2d_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_fp,
300i2d_PKCS8_bio,
301i2d_PKCS8_fp,
302i2d_PKEY_USAGE_PERIOD,
303i2d_POLICYINFO,
304i2d_POLICYQUALINFO,
305i2d_PROFESSION_INFO,
306i2d_PROXY_CERT_INFO_EXTENSION,
307i2d_PROXY_POLICY,
308i2d_PublicKey,
309i2d_RSAPrivateKey,
310i2d_RSAPrivateKey_bio,
311i2d_RSAPrivateKey_fp,
312i2d_RSAPublicKey,
313i2d_RSAPublicKey_bio,
314i2d_RSAPublicKey_fp,
315i2d_RSA_OAEP_PARAMS,
316i2d_RSA_PSS_PARAMS,
317i2d_RSA_PUBKEY,
318i2d_RSA_PUBKEY_bio,
319i2d_RSA_PUBKEY_fp,
320i2d_SCRYPT_PARAMS,
321i2d_SCT_LIST,
322i2d_SXNET,
323i2d_SXNETID,
324i2d_TS_ACCURACY,
325i2d_TS_MSG_IMPRINT,
326i2d_TS_MSG_IMPRINT_bio,
327i2d_TS_MSG_IMPRINT_fp,
328i2d_TS_REQ,
329i2d_TS_REQ_bio,
330i2d_TS_REQ_fp,
331i2d_TS_RESP,
332i2d_TS_RESP_bio,
333i2d_TS_RESP_fp,
334i2d_TS_STATUS_INFO,
335i2d_TS_TST_INFO,
336i2d_TS_TST_INFO_bio,
337i2d_TS_TST_INFO_fp,
338i2d_USERNOTICE,
339i2d_X509,
340i2d_X509_ALGOR,
341i2d_X509_ALGORS,
342i2d_X509_ATTRIBUTE,
343i2d_X509_CERT_AUX,
344i2d_X509_CINF,
345i2d_X509_CRL,
346i2d_X509_CRL_INFO,
347i2d_X509_CRL_bio,
348i2d_X509_CRL_fp,
349i2d_X509_EXTENSION,
350i2d_X509_EXTENSIONS,
351i2d_X509_NAME,
352i2d_X509_NAME_ENTRY,
353i2d_X509_PUBKEY,
354i2d_X509_REQ,
355i2d_X509_REQ_INFO,
356i2d_X509_REQ_bio,
357i2d_X509_REQ_fp,
358i2d_X509_REVOKED,
359i2d_X509_SIG,
360i2d_X509_VAL,
361- convert objects from/to ASN.1/DER representation
362
363=head1 SYNOPSIS
364
365=for comment generic
366
367 TYPE *d2i_TYPE(TYPE **a, unsigned char **ppin, long length);
368 TYPE *d2i_TYPE_bio(BIO *bp, TYPE **a);
369 TYPE *d2i_TYPE_fp(FILE *fp, TYPE **a);
370
371 int i2d_TYPE(TYPE *a, unsigned char **ppout);
372 int i2d_TYPE_fp(FILE *fp, TYPE *a);
373 int i2d_TYPE_bio(BIO *bp, TYPE *a);
374
375=head1 DESCRIPTION
376
377In the description here, I<TYPE> is used a placeholder
378for any of the OpenSSL datatypes, such as I<X509_CRL>.
379The function parameters I<ppin> and I<ppout> are generally
380either both named I<pp> in the headers, or I<in> and I<out>.
381
382These functions convert OpenSSL objects to and from their ASN.1/DER
383encoding.  Unlike the C structures which can have pointers to sub-objects
384within, the DER is a serialized encoding, suitable for sending over the
385network, writing to a file, and so on.
386
387d2i_TYPE() attempts to decode B<len> bytes at B<*ppin>. If successful a
388pointer to the B<TYPE> structure is returned and B<*ppin> is incremented to
389the byte following the parsed data.  If B<a> is not B<NULL> then a pointer
390to the returned structure is also written to B<*a>.  If an error occurred
391then B<NULL> is returned.
392
393On a successful return, if B<*a> is not B<NULL> then it is assumed that B<*a>
394contains a valid B<TYPE> structure and an attempt is made to reuse it. This
395"reuse" capability is present for historical compatibility but its use is
396B<strongly discouraged> (see BUGS below, and the discussion in the RETURN
397VALUES section).
398
399d2i_TYPE_bio() is similar to d2i_TYPE() except it attempts
400to parse data from BIO B<bp>.
401
402d2i_TYPE_fp() is similar to d2i_TYPE() except it attempts
403to parse data from FILE pointer B<fp>.
404
405i2d_TYPE() encodes the structure pointed to by B<a> into DER format.
406If B<ppout> is not B<NULL>, it writes the DER encoded data to the buffer
407at B<*ppout>, and increments it to point after the data just written.
408If the return value is negative an error occurred, otherwise it
409returns the length of the encoded data.
410
411If B<*ppout> is B<NULL> memory will be allocated for a buffer and the encoded
412data written to it. In this case B<*ppout> is not incremented and it points
413to the start of the data just written.
414
415i2d_TYPE_bio() is similar to i2d_TYPE() except it writes
416the encoding of the structure B<a> to BIO B<bp> and it
417returns 1 for success and 0 for failure.
418
419i2d_TYPE_fp() is similar to i2d_TYPE() except it writes
420the encoding of the structure B<a> to BIO B<bp> and it
421returns 1 for success and 0 for failure.
422
423These routines do not encrypt private keys and therefore offer no
424security; use L<PEM_write_PrivateKey(3)> or similar for writing to files.
425
426=head1 NOTES
427
428The letters B<i> and B<d> in B<i2d_TYPE> stand for
429"internal" (that is, an internal C structure) and "DER" respectively.
430So B<i2d_TYPE> converts from internal to DER.
431
432The functions can also understand B<BER> forms.
433
434The actual TYPE structure passed to i2d_TYPE() must be a valid
435populated B<TYPE> structure -- it B<cannot> simply be fed with an
436empty structure such as that returned by TYPE_new().
437
438The encoded data is in binary form and may contain embedded zeroes.
439Therefore any FILE pointers or BIOs should be opened in binary mode.
440Functions such as strlen() will B<not> return the correct length
441of the encoded structure.
442
443The ways that B<*ppin> and B<*ppout> are incremented after the operation
444can trap the unwary. See the B<WARNINGS> section for some common
445errors.
446The reason for this-auto increment behaviour is to reflect a typical
447usage of ASN1 functions: after one structure is encoded or decoded
448another will be processed after it.
449
450The following points about the data types might be useful:
451
452=over 4
453
454=item B<ASN1_OBJECT>
455
456Represents an ASN1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER.
457
458=item B<DHparams>
459
460Represents a PKCS#3 DH parameters structure.
461
462=item B<DHparamx>
463
464Represents an ANSI X9.42 DH parameters structure.
465
466=item B<DSA_PUBKEY>
467
468Represents a DSA public key using a B<SubjectPublicKeyInfo> structure.
469
470=item B<DSAPublicKey, DSAPrivateKey>
471
472Use a non-standard OpenSSL format and should be avoided; use B<DSA_PUBKEY>,
473B<PEM_write_PrivateKey(3)>, or similar instead.
474
475=item B<RSAPublicKey>
476
477Represents a PKCS#1 RSA public key structure.
478
479=item B<X509_ALGOR>
480
481Represents an B<AlgorithmIdentifier> structure as used in IETF RFC 6960 and
482elsewhere.
483
484=item B<X509_Name>
485
486Represents a B<Name> type as used for subject and issuer names in
487IETF RFC 6960 and elsewhere.
488
489=item B<X509_REQ>
490
491Represents a PKCS#10 certificate request.
492
493=item B<X509_SIG>
494
495Represents the B<DigestInfo> structure defined in PKCS#1 and PKCS#7.
496
497=back
498
499=head1 RETURN VALUES
500
501d2i_TYPE(), d2i_TYPE_bio() and d2i_TYPE_fp() return a valid B<TYPE> structure
502or B<NULL> if an error occurs.  If the "reuse" capability has been used with
503a valid structure being passed in via B<a>, then the object is not freed in
504the event of error but may be in a potentially invalid or inconsistent state.
505
506i2d_TYPE() returns the number of bytes successfully encoded or a negative
507value if an error occurs.
508
509i2d_TYPE_bio() and i2d_TYPE_fp() return 1 for success and 0 if an error
510occurs.
511
512=head1 EXAMPLES
513
514Allocate and encode the DER encoding of an X509 structure:
515
516 int len;
517 unsigned char *buf;
518
519 buf = NULL;
520 len = i2d_X509(x, &buf);
521 if (len < 0)
522     /* error */
523
524Attempt to decode a buffer:
525
526 X509 *x;
527 unsigned char *buf, *p;
528 int len;
529
530 /* Set up buf and len to point to the input buffer. */
531 p = buf;
532 x = d2i_X509(NULL, &p, len);
533 if (x == NULL)
534     /* error */
535
536Alternative technique:
537
538 X509 *x;
539 unsigned char *buf, *p;
540 int len;
541
542 /* Set up buf and len to point to the input buffer. */
543 p = buf;
544 x = NULL;
545
546 if (d2i_X509(&x, &p, len) == NULL)
547     /* error */
548
549=head1 WARNINGS
550
551Using a temporary variable is mandatory. A common
552mistake is to attempt to use a buffer directly as follows:
553
554 int len;
555 unsigned char *buf;
556
557 len = i2d_X509(x, NULL);
558 buf = OPENSSL_malloc(len);
559 ...
560 i2d_X509(x, &buf);
561 ...
562 OPENSSL_free(buf);
563
564This code will result in B<buf> apparently containing garbage because
565it was incremented after the call to point after the data just written.
566Also B<buf> will no longer contain the pointer allocated by OPENSSL_malloc()
567and the subsequent call to OPENSSL_free() is likely to crash.
568
569Another trap to avoid is misuse of the B<a> argument to d2i_TYPE():
570
571 X509 *x;
572
573 if (d2i_X509(&x, &p, len) == NULL)
574     /* error */
575
576This will probably crash somewhere in d2i_X509(). The reason for this
577is that the variable B<x> is uninitialized and an attempt will be made to
578interpret its (invalid) value as an B<X509> structure, typically causing
579a segmentation violation. If B<x> is set to NULL first then this will not
580happen.
581
582=head1 BUGS
583
584In some versions of OpenSSL the "reuse" behaviour of d2i_TYPE() when
585B<*px> is valid is broken and some parts of the reused structure may
586persist if they are not present in the new one. As a result the use
587of this "reuse" behaviour is strongly discouraged.
588
589i2d_TYPE() will not return an error in many versions of OpenSSL,
590if mandatory fields are not initialized due to a programming error
591then the encoded structure may contain invalid data or omit the
592fields entirely and will not be parsed by d2i_TYPE(). This may be
593fixed in future so code should not assume that i2d_TYPE() will
594always succeed.
595
596Any function which encodes a structure (i2d_TYPE(),
597i2d_TYPE() or i2d_TYPE()) may return a stale encoding if the
598structure has been modified after deserialization or previous
599serialization. This is because some objects cache the encoding for
600efficiency reasons.
601
602=head1 COPYRIGHT
603
604Copyright 1998-2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
605
606Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
607this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
608in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
609L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
610
611=cut
612