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Diffstat (limited to 'openssl/doc/crypto/X509_STORE_CTX_new.pod')
| -rw-r--r-- | openssl/doc/crypto/X509_STORE_CTX_new.pod | 13 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/openssl/doc/crypto/X509_STORE_CTX_new.pod b/openssl/doc/crypto/X509_STORE_CTX_new.pod index b17888f14..eb38b0a10 100644 --- a/openssl/doc/crypto/X509_STORE_CTX_new.pod +++ b/openssl/doc/crypto/X509_STORE_CTX_new.pod @@ -39,10 +39,15 @@ X509_STORE_CTX_free() completely frees up B<ctx>. After this call B<ctx> is no longer valid. X509_STORE_CTX_init() sets up B<ctx> for a subsequent verification operation. -The trusted certificate store is set to B<store>, the end entity certificate -to be verified is set to B<x509> and a set of additional certificates (which -will be untrusted but may be used to build the chain) in B<chain>. Any or -all of the B<store>, B<x509> and B<chain> parameters can be B<NULL>. +It must be called before each call to X509_verify_cert(), i.e. a B<ctx> is only +good for one call to X509_verify_cert(); if you want to verify a second +certificate with the same B<ctx> then you must call X509_XTORE_CTX_cleanup() +and then X509_STORE_CTX_init() again before the second call to +X509_verify_cert(). The trusted certificate store is set to B<store>, the end +entity certificate to be verified is set to B<x509> and a set of additional +certificates (which will be untrusted but may be used to build the chain) in +B<chain>. Any or all of the B<store>, B<x509> and B<chain> parameters can be +B<NULL>. X509_STORE_CTX_trusted_stack() sets the set of trusted certificates of B<ctx> to B<sk>. This is an alternative way of specifying trusted certificates |