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+=pod
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+SSL_get_peer_certificate - get the X509 certificate of the peer
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+ #include <openssl/ssl.h>
+
+ X509 *SSL_get_peer_certificate(const SSL *ssl);
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+SSL_get_peer_certificate() returns a pointer to the X509 certificate the
+peer presented. If the peer did not present a certificate, NULL is returned.
+
+=head1 NOTES
+
+Due to the protocol definition, a TLS/SSL server will always send a
+certificate, if present. A client will only send a certificate when
+explicitly requested to do so by the server (see
+L<SSL_CTX_set_verify(3)|SSL_CTX_set_verify(3)>). If an anonymous cipher
+is used, no certificates are sent.
+
+That a certificate is returned does not indicate information about the
+verification state, use L<SSL_get_verify_result(3)|SSL_get_verify_result(3)>
+to check the verification state.
+
+The reference count of the X509 object is incremented by one, so that it
+will not be destroyed when the session containing the peer certificate is
+freed. The X509 object must be explicitly freed using X509_free().
+
+=head1 RETURN VALUES
+
+The following return values can occur:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item NULL
+
+No certificate was presented by the peer or no connection was established.
+
+=item Pointer to an X509 certificate
+
+The return value points to the certificate presented by the peer.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<SSL_get_verify_result(3)|SSL_get_verify_result(3)>,
+L<SSL_CTX_set_verify(3)|SSL_CTX_set_verify(3)>
+
+=cut