From 15272ab4ed1e6250412fccd48200ed9eae59608f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: marha Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:08:02 +0000 Subject: Updated to openssl 1.0.0 --- openssl/crypto/conf/README | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) (limited to 'openssl/crypto/conf/README') diff --git a/openssl/crypto/conf/README b/openssl/crypto/conf/README index ca58d0240..96e53b34e 100644 --- a/openssl/crypto/conf/README +++ b/openssl/crypto/conf/README @@ -1,8 +1,3 @@ -WARNING WARNING WARNING!!! - -This stuff is experimental, may change radically or be deleted altogether -before OpenSSL 0.9.7 release. You have been warned! - Configuration modules. These are a set of modules which can perform various configuration functions. @@ -13,7 +8,7 @@ The routines read a configuration file set up like this: ----- #default section -openssl_init=init_section +openssl_conf=init_section [init_section] @@ -30,29 +25,27 @@ path=/some/path/to/some/dso.so other_stuff=other_value ---- -When this file is loaded a configuration module with the specified -string (module* in the above example) is looked up and its init -function called as: +When this file is loaded a configuration module with the specified string +(module* in the above example) is looked up and its init function called as: int conf_init_func(CONF_IMODULE *md, CONF *cnf); -The function can then take whatever action is appropriate, for example -further lookups based on the value. Multiple instances of the same -config module can be loaded. +The function can then take whatever action is appropriate, for example further +lookups based on the value. Multiple instances of the same config module can be +loaded. -When the application closes down the modules are cleaned up by calling -an optional finish function: +When the application closes down the modules are cleaned up by calling an +optional finish function: void conf_finish_func(CONF_IMODULE *md); The finish functions are called in reverse order: that is the last module loaded is the first one cleaned up. -If no module exists with a given name then an attempt is made to load -a DSO with the supplied name. This might mean that "module3" attempts -to load a DSO called libmodule3.so or module3.dll for example. An explicit -DSO name can be given by including a separate section as in the module4 example -above. +If no module exists with a given name then an attempt is made to load a DSO +with the supplied name. This might mean that "module3" attempts to load a DSO +called libmodule3.so or module3.dll for example. An explicit DSO name can be +given by including a separate section as in the module4 example above. The DSO is expected to at least contain an initialization function: @@ -64,15 +57,17 @@ void OPENSSL_finish(CONF_IMODULE *md); Static modules can also be added using, -int CONF_module_add(char *name, dso_mod_init_func *ifunc, dso_mod_finish_func *ffunc); +int CONF_module_add(char *name, dso_mod_init_func *ifunc, dso_mod_finish_func +*ffunc); -where "name" is the name in the configuration file this function corresponds to. +where "name" is the name in the configuration file this function corresponds +to. -A set of builtin modules (currently only an ASN1 non functional test module) can be -added by calling OPENSSL_load_builtin_modules(). +A set of builtin modules (currently only an ASN1 non functional test module) +can be added by calling OPENSSL_load_builtin_modules(). -The function OPENSSL_config() is intended as a simple configuration function that -any application can call to perform various default configuration tasks. It uses the -file openssl.cnf in the usual locations. +The function OPENSSL_config() is intended as a simple configuration function +that any application can call to perform various default configuration tasks. +It uses the file openssl.cnf in the usual locations. -- cgit v1.2.3