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diff --git a/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_use_certificate.pod b/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_use_certificate.pod new file mode 100644 index 000000000..10be95fdb --- /dev/null +++ b/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_use_certificate.pod @@ -0,0 +1,169 @@ +=pod + +=head1 NAME + +SSL_CTX_use_certificate, SSL_CTX_use_certificate_ASN1, SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file, SSL_use_certificate, SSL_use_certificate_ASN1, SSL_use_certificate_file, SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file, SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey, SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_ASN1, SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file, SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey, SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1, SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_file, SSL_use_PrivateKey_file, SSL_use_PrivateKey_ASN1, SSL_use_PrivateKey, SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey, SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1, SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_file, SSL_CTX_check_private_key, SSL_check_private_key - load certificate and key data + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + + #include <openssl/ssl.h> + + int SSL_CTX_use_certificate(SSL_CTX *ctx, X509 *x); + int SSL_CTX_use_certificate_ASN1(SSL_CTX *ctx, int len, unsigned char *d); + int SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file, int type); + int SSL_use_certificate(SSL *ssl, X509 *x); + int SSL_use_certificate_ASN1(SSL *ssl, unsigned char *d, int len); + int SSL_use_certificate_file(SSL *ssl, const char *file, int type); + + int SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file); + + int SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey(SSL_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY *pkey); + int SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_ASN1(int pk, SSL_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *d, + long len); + int SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file, int type); + int SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey(SSL_CTX *ctx, RSA *rsa); + int SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1(SSL_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *d, long len); + int SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file, int type); + int SSL_use_PrivateKey(SSL *ssl, EVP_PKEY *pkey); + int SSL_use_PrivateKey_ASN1(int pk,SSL *ssl, unsigned char *d, long len); + int SSL_use_PrivateKey_file(SSL *ssl, const char *file, int type); + int SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey(SSL *ssl, RSA *rsa); + int SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1(SSL *ssl, unsigned char *d, long len); + int SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_file(SSL *ssl, const char *file, int type); + + int SSL_CTX_check_private_key(const SSL_CTX *ctx); + int SSL_check_private_key(const SSL *ssl); + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +These functions load the certificates and private keys into the SSL_CTX +or SSL object, respectively. + +The SSL_CTX_* class of functions loads the certificates and keys into the +SSL_CTX object B<ctx>. The information is passed to SSL objects B<ssl> +created from B<ctx> with L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)> by copying, so that +changes applied to B<ctx> do not propagate to already existing SSL objects. + +The SSL_* class of functions only loads certificates and keys into a +specific SSL object. The specific information is kept, when +L<SSL_clear(3)|SSL_clear(3)> is called for this SSL object. + +SSL_CTX_use_certificate() loads the certificate B<x> into B<ctx>, +SSL_use_certificate() loads B<x> into B<ssl>. The rest of the +certificates needed to form the complete certificate chain can be +specified using the +L<SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)|SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)> +function. + +SSL_CTX_use_certificate_ASN1() loads the ASN1 encoded certificate from +the memory location B<d> (with length B<len>) into B<ctx>, +SSL_use_certificate_ASN1() loads the ASN1 encoded certificate into B<ssl>. + +SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file() loads the first certificate stored in B<file> +into B<ctx>. The formatting B<type> of the certificate must be specified +from the known types SSL_FILETYPE_PEM, SSL_FILETYPE_ASN1. +SSL_use_certificate_file() loads the certificate from B<file> into B<ssl>. +See the NOTES section on why SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() +should be preferred. + +SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() loads a certificate chain from +B<file> into B<ctx>. The certificates must be in PEM format and must +be sorted starting with the subject's certificate (actual client or server +certificate), followed by intermediate CA certificates if applicable, and +ending at the highest level (root) CA. +There is no corresponding function working on a single SSL object. + +SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey() adds B<pkey> as private key to B<ctx>. +SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey() adds the private key B<rsa> of type RSA +to B<ctx>. SSL_use_PrivateKey() adds B<pkey> as private key to B<ssl>; +SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey() adds B<rsa> as private key of type RSA to B<ssl>. +If a certificate has already been set and the private does not belong +to the certificate an error is returned. To change a certificate, private +key pair the new certificate needs to be set with SSL_use_certificate() +or SSL_CTX_use_certificate() before setting the private key with +SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey() or SSL_use_PrivateKey(). + + +SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_ASN1() adds the private key of type B<pk> +stored at memory location B<d> (length B<len>) to B<ctx>. +SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1() adds the private key of type RSA +stored at memory location B<d> (length B<len>) to B<ctx>. +SSL_use_PrivateKey_ASN1() and SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1() add the private +key to B<ssl>. + +SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file() adds the first private key found in +B<file> to B<ctx>. The formatting B<type> of the certificate must be specified +from the known types SSL_FILETYPE_PEM, SSL_FILETYPE_ASN1. +SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_file() adds the first private RSA key found in +B<file> to B<ctx>. SSL_use_PrivateKey_file() adds the first private key found +in B<file> to B<ssl>; SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_file() adds the first private +RSA key found to B<ssl>. + +SSL_CTX_check_private_key() checks the consistency of a private key with +the corresponding certificate loaded into B<ctx>. If more than one +key/certificate pair (RSA/DSA) is installed, the last item installed will +be checked. If e.g. the last item was a RSA certificate or key, the RSA +key/certificate pair will be checked. SSL_check_private_key() performs +the same check for B<ssl>. If no key/certificate was explicitly added for +this B<ssl>, the last item added into B<ctx> will be checked. + +=head1 NOTES + +The internal certificate store of OpenSSL can hold two private key/certificate +pairs at a time: one key/certificate of type RSA and one key/certificate +of type DSA. The certificate used depends on the cipher select, see +also L<SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(3)|SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(3)>. + +When reading certificates and private keys from file, files of type +SSL_FILETYPE_ASN1 (also known as B<DER>, binary encoding) can only contain +one certificate or private key, consequently +SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() is only applicable to PEM formatting. +Files of type SSL_FILETYPE_PEM can contain more than one item. + +SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() adds the first certificate found +in the file to the certificate store. The other certificates are added +to the store of chain certificates using +L<SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)|SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)>. +There exists only one extra chain store, so that the same chain is appended +to both types of certificates, RSA and DSA! If it is not intended to use +both type of certificate at the same time, it is recommended to use the +SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() instead of the +SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file() function in order to allow the use of +complete certificate chains even when no trusted CA storage is used or +when the CA issuing the certificate shall not be added to the trusted +CA storage. + +If additional certificates are needed to complete the chain during the +TLS negotiation, CA certificates are additionally looked up in the +locations of trusted CA certificates, see +L<SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3)|SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3)>. + +The private keys loaded from file can be encrypted. In order to successfully +load encrypted keys, a function returning the passphrase must have been +supplied, see +L<SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(3)|SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(3)>. +(Certificate files might be encrypted as well from the technical point +of view, it however does not make sense as the data in the certificate +is considered public anyway.) + +=head1 RETURN VALUES + +On success, the functions return 1. +Otherwise check out the error stack to find out the reason. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)>, L<SSL_clear(3)|SSL_clear(3)>, +L<SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3)|SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3)>, +L<SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(3)|SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(3)>, +L<SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(3)|SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(3)>, +L<SSL_CTX_set_client_cert_cb(3)|SSL_CTX_set_client_cert_cb(3)>, +L<SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)|SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)> + +=head1 HISTORY + +Support for DER encoded private keys (SSL_FILETYPE_ASN1) in +SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file() and SSL_use_PrivateKey_file() was added +in 0.9.8 . + +=cut |