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Dr. Stephen Henson 2004-03-02 13:33:52 +00:00
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doc/crypto/OPENSSL_config.pod
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=head1 NAME
OPENSSL_config, OPENSSL_no_config - minimal OpenSSL configuration
OPENSSL_config, OPENSSL_no_config - simple OpenSSL configuration functions
=head1 SYNOPSIS
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It is also possible to automatically call OPENSSL_config() when an application
calls OPENSSL_add_all_algorithms() by compiling an application with the
preprocessor symbol B<OPENSSL_LOAD_CONF> #define'd.
preprocessor symbol B<OPENSSL_LOAD_CONF> #define'd. In this way configuration
can be added without source changes.
The environment variable B<OPENSSL_CONFIG> can be set to specify the location
of the configuration file.
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ENGINE control operations because they can be performed by editing a
configuration file.
Applications should free up configuration at application closedown by calling
CONF_modules_free().
=head1 RESTRICTIONS
The OPENSSL_config() function is designed to be a very simple "call it and
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location for example.
It is however B<much> better than nothing. Applications which need finer
control over the configuration functionality should use the configuration
control over their configuration functionality should use the configuration
functions such as CONF_load_modules() directly.
=head1 RETURN VALUES
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=head1 SEE ALSO
L<conf(5)|conf(5)>
L<conf(5)|conf(5)>, L<CONF_load_modules_file(3)|CONF_load_modules_file(3)>,
L<CONF_modules_free(3),CONF_modules_free(3)>
=head1 HISTORY