SSL_load_client_CA_file

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Version: 2000-10-03 (mandriva - 01/05/08)

Section: 3 (Bibliothèques de fonctions)

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NAME

SSL_load_client_CA_file - load certificate names from file

SYNOPSIS

  #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 
  STACK_OF(X509_NAME) *SSL_load_client_CA_file(const char *file);

DESCRIPTION

SSL_load_client_CA_file() reads certificates from file and returns a STACK_OF(X509_NAME) with the subject names found.

NOTES

SSL_load_client_CA_file() 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 SSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list(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

ssl(3), SSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list(3)