openssl/doc/crypto/X509_STORE_CTX_new.pod
Matt Caswell 7f3f41d816 Extend -show_chain option to verify to show more info
The -show_chain flag to the verify command line app shows information about
the chain that has been built. This commit adds the text "untrusted" against
those certificates that have been used from the untrusted list.

Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>
2015-07-07 21:57:12 +01:00

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=pod
=head1 NAME
X509_STORE_CTX_new, X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup, X509_STORE_CTX_free, X509_STORE_CTX_init, X509_STORE_CTX_trusted_stack, X509_STORE_CTX_set_cert, X509_STORE_CTX_set_chain, X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls, X509_STORE_CTX_get0_param, X509_STORE_CTX_set0_param, X509_STORE_CTX_set_default - X509_STORE_CTX initialisation
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/x509_vfy.h>
X509_STORE_CTX *X509_STORE_CTX_new(void);
void X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
void X509_STORE_CTX_free(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
int X509_STORE_CTX_init(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, X509_STORE *store,
X509 *x509, STACK_OF(X509) *chain);
void X509_STORE_CTX_trusted_stack(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, STACK_OF(X509) *sk);
void X509_STORE_CTX_set_cert(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx,X509 *x);
void X509_STORE_CTX_set_chain(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx,STACK_OF(X509) *sk);
void X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, STACK_OF(X509_CRL) *sk);
X509_VERIFY_PARAM *X509_STORE_CTX_get0_param(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
void X509_STORE_CTX_set0_param(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param);
int X509_STORE_CTX_set_default(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, const char *name);
int X509_STORE_CTX_get_num_untrusted(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
These functions initialise an B<X509_STORE_CTX> structure for subsequent use
by X509_verify_cert().
X509_STORE_CTX_new() returns a newly initialised B<X509_STORE_CTX> structure.
X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup() internally cleans up an B<X509_STORE_CTX> structure.
The context can then be reused with an new call to X509_STORE_CTX_init().
X509_STORE_CTX_free() completely frees up B<ctx>. After this call B<ctx>
is no longer valid.
If B<ctx> is NULL nothing is done.
X509_STORE_CTX_init() sets up B<ctx> for a subsequent verification operation.
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
instead of using an B<X509_STORE>.
X509_STORE_CTX_set_cert() sets the certificate to be verified in B<ctx> to
B<x>.
X509_STORE_CTX_set_chain() sets the additional certificate chain used by B<ctx>
to B<sk>.
X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls() sets a set of CRLs to use to aid certificate
verification to B<sk>. These CRLs will only be used if CRL verification is
enabled in the associated B<X509_VERIFY_PARAM> structure. This might be
used where additional "useful" CRLs are supplied as part of a protocol,
for example in a PKCS#7 structure.
X509_VERIFY_PARAM *X509_STORE_CTX_get0_param() retrieves an internal pointer
to the verification parameters associated with B<ctx>.
X509_STORE_CTX_set0_param() sets the internal verification parameter pointer
to B<param>. After this call B<param> should not be used.
X509_STORE_CTX_set_default() looks up and sets the default verification
method to B<name>. This uses the function X509_VERIFY_PARAM_lookup() to
find an appropriate set of parameters from B<name>.
X509_STORE_CTX_get_num_untrusted() returns the number of untrusted certificates
that were used in building the chain following a call to X509_verify_cert().
=head1 NOTES
The certificates and CRLs in a store are used internally and should B<not>
be freed up until after the associated B<X509_STORE_CTX> is freed. Legacy
applications might implicitly use an B<X509_STORE_CTX> like this:
X509_STORE_CTX ctx;
X509_STORE_CTX_init(&ctx, store, cert, chain);
this is B<not> recommended in new applications they should instead do:
X509_STORE_CTX *ctx;
ctx = X509_STORE_CTX_new();
if (ctx == NULL)
/* Bad error */
X509_STORE_CTX_init(ctx, store, cert, chain);
=head1 BUGS
The certificates and CRLs in a context are used internally and should B<not>
be freed up until after the associated B<X509_STORE_CTX> is freed. Copies
should be made or reference counts increased instead.
=head1 RETURN VALUES
X509_STORE_CTX_new() returns an newly allocates context or B<NULL> is an
error occurred.
X509_STORE_CTX_init() returns 1 for success or 0 if an error occurred.
X509_STORE_CTX_get0_param() returns a pointer to an B<X509_VERIFY_PARAM>
structure or B<NULL> if an error occurred.
X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup(), X509_STORE_CTX_free(), X509_STORE_CTX_trusted_stack(),
X509_STORE_CTX_set_cert(), X509_STORE_CTX_set_chain(),
X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls() and X509_STORE_CTX_set0_param() do not return
values.
X509_STORE_CTX_set_default() returns 1 for success or 0 if an error occurred.
X509_STORE_CTX_get_num_untrusted() returns the number of untrusted certificates
used.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<X509_verify_cert(3)|X509_verify_cert(3)>
L<X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_flags(3)|X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_flags(3)>
=head1 HISTORY
X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls() was first added to OpenSSL 1.0.0
X509_STORE_CTX_get_num_untrusted() was first added to OpenSSL 1.1.0
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