SSL_load_client_CA_file 3 2001-04-11 0.9.9-dev OpenSSL
NAME
SSL_load_client_CA_file - load certificate names from file
LIBRARY
libcrypto, -lcrypto
SYNOPSIS
#include
STACK_OF(X509_NAME) *SSL_load_client_CA_file(const char *file);
DESCRIPTION
_S_S_L___l_o_a_d___c_l_i_e_n_t___C_A___f_i_l_e_(_) reads certificates from ffiillee and returns
a STACK_OF(X509_NAME) with the subject names found.
NOTES
_S_S_L___l_o_a_d___c_l_i_e_n_t___C_A___f_i_l_e_(_) reads a file of PEM formatted certificates and
extracts the X509_NAMES of the certificates found. While the name suggests
the specific usage as support function for
_S_S_L___C_T_X___s_e_t___c_l_i_e_n_t___C_A___l_i_s_t(3),
it is not limited to CA certificates.
EXAMPLES
Load names of CAs from file and use it as a client CA list:
SSL_CTX *ctx;
STACK_OF(X509_NAME) *cert_names;
...
cert_names = SSL_load_client_CA_file("/path/to/CAfile.pem");
if (cert_names != NULL)
SSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list(ctx, cert_names);
else
error_handling();
...
RETURN VALUES
The following return values can occur:
-
NULL
The operation failed, check out the error stack for the reason.
-
-
Pointer to STACK_OF(X509_NAME)
Pointer to the subject names of the successfully read certificates.
-
SEE ALSO
_s_s_l(3),
_S_S_L___C_T_X___s_e_t___c_l_i_e_n_t___C_A___l_i_s_t(3)