SSL_CTX_use_certificate.pod revision 120631
1=pod 2 3=head1 NAME 4 5SSL_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 6 7=head1 SYNOPSIS 8 9 #include <openssl/ssl.h> 10 11 int SSL_CTX_use_certificate(SSL_CTX *ctx, X509 *x); 12 int SSL_CTX_use_certificate_ASN1(SSL_CTX *ctx, int len, unsigned char *d); 13 int SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file, int type); 14 int SSL_use_certificate(SSL *ssl, X509 *x); 15 int SSL_use_certificate_ASN1(SSL *ssl, unsigned char *d, int len); 16 int SSL_use_certificate_file(SSL *ssl, const char *file, int type); 17 18 int SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file); 19 20 int SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey(SSL_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY *pkey); 21 int SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_ASN1(int pk, SSL_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *d, 22 long len); 23 int SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file, int type); 24 int SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey(SSL_CTX *ctx, RSA *rsa); 25 int SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1(SSL_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *d, long len); 26 int SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file, int type); 27 int SSL_use_PrivateKey(SSL *ssl, EVP_PKEY *pkey); 28 int SSL_use_PrivateKey_ASN1(int pk,SSL *ssl, unsigned char *d, long len); 29 int SSL_use_PrivateKey_file(SSL *ssl, const char *file, int type); 30 int SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey(SSL *ssl, RSA *rsa); 31 int SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1(SSL *ssl, unsigned char *d, long len); 32 int SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_file(SSL *ssl, const char *file, int type); 33 34 int SSL_CTX_check_private_key(SSL_CTX *ctx); 35 int SSL_check_private_key(SSL *ssl); 36 37=head1 DESCRIPTION 38 39These functions load the certificates and private keys into the SSL_CTX 40or SSL object, respectively. 41 42The SSL_CTX_* class of functions loads the certificates and keys into the 43SSL_CTX object B<ctx>. The information is passed to SSL objects B<ssl> 44created from B<ctx> with L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)> by copying, so that 45changes applied to B<ctx> do not propagate to already existing SSL objects. 46 47The SSL_* class of functions only loads certificates and keys into a 48specific SSL object. The specific information is kept, when 49L<SSL_clear(3)|SSL_clear(3)> is called for this SSL object. 50 51SSL_CTX_use_certificate() loads the certificate B<x> into B<ctx>, 52SSL_use_certificate() loads B<x> into B<ssl>. The rest of the 53certificates needed to form the complete certificate chain can be 54specified using the 55L<SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)|SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)> 56function. 57 58SSL_CTX_use_certificate_ASN1() loads the ASN1 encoded certificate from 59the memory location B<d> (with length B<len>) into B<ctx>, 60SSL_use_certificate_ASN1() loads the ASN1 encoded certificate into B<ssl>. 61 62SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file() loads the first certificate stored in B<file> 63into B<ctx>. The formatting B<type> of the certificate must be specified 64from the known types SSL_FILETYPE_PEM, SSL_FILETYPE_ASN1. 65SSL_use_certificate_file() loads the certificate from B<file> into B<ssl>. 66See the NOTES section on why SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() 67should be preferred. 68 69SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() loads a certificate chain from 70B<file> into B<ctx>. The certificates must be in PEM format and must 71be sorted starting with the subject's certificate (actual client or server 72certificate), followed by intermediate CA certificates if applicable, and 73ending at the highest level (root) CA. 74There is no corresponding function working on a single SSL object. 75 76SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey() adds B<pkey> as private key to B<ctx>. 77SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey() adds the private key B<rsa> of type RSA 78to B<ctx>. SSL_use_PrivateKey() adds B<pkey> as private key to B<ssl>; 79SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey() adds B<rsa> as private key of type RSA to B<ssl>. 80 81SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_ASN1() adds the private key of type B<pk> 82stored at memory location B<d> (length B<len>) to B<ctx>. 83SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1() adds the private key of type RSA 84stored at memory location B<d> (length B<len>) to B<ctx>. 85SSL_use_PrivateKey_ASN1() and SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1() add the private 86key to B<ssl>. 87 88SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file() adds the first private key found in 89B<file> to B<ctx>. The formatting B<type> of the certificate must be specified 90from the known types SSL_FILETYPE_PEM, SSL_FILETYPE_ASN1. 91SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_file() adds the first private RSA key found in 92B<file> to B<ctx>. SSL_use_PrivateKey_file() adds the first private key found 93in B<file> to B<ssl>; SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_file() adds the first private 94RSA key found to B<ssl>. 95 96SSL_CTX_check_private_key() checks the consistency of a private key with 97the corresponding certificate loaded into B<ctx>. If more than one 98key/certificate pair (RSA/DSA) is installed, the last item installed will 99be checked. If e.g. the last item was a RSA certificate or key, the RSA 100key/certificate pair will be checked. SSL_check_private_key() performs 101the same check for B<ssl>. If no key/certificate was explicitly added for 102this B<ssl>, the last item added into B<ctx> will be checked. 103 104=head1 NOTES 105 106The internal certificate store of OpenSSL can hold two private key/certificate 107pairs at a time: one key/certificate of type RSA and one key/certificate 108of type DSA. The certificate used depends on the cipher select, see 109also L<SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(3)|SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(3)>. 110 111When reading certificates and private keys from file, files of type 112SSL_FILETYPE_ASN1 (also known as B<DER>, binary encoding) can only contain 113one certificate or private key, consequently 114SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() is only applicable to PEM formatting. 115Files of type SSL_FILETYPE_PEM can contain more than one item. 116 117SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() adds the first certificate found 118in the file to the certificate store. The other certificates are added 119to the store of chain certificates using 120L<SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)|SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)>. 121There exists only one extra chain store, so that the same chain is appended 122to both types of certificates, RSA and DSA! If it is not intended to use 123both type of certificate at the same time, it is recommended to use the 124SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file() instead of the 125SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file() function in order to allow the use of 126complete certificate chains even when no trusted CA storage is used or 127when the CA issuing the certificate shall not be added to the trusted 128CA storage. 129 130If additional certificates are needed to complete the chain during the 131TLS negotiation, CA certificates are additionally looked up in the 132locations of trusted CA certificates, see 133L<SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3)|SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3)>. 134 135The private keys loaded from file can be encrypted. In order to successfully 136load encrypted keys, a function returning the passphrase must have been 137supplied, see 138L<SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(3)|SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(3)>. 139(Certificate files might be encrypted as well from the technical point 140of view, it however does not make sense as the data in the certificate 141is considered public anyway.) 142 143=head1 RETURN VALUES 144 145On success, the functions return 1. 146Otherwise check out the error stack to find out the reason. 147 148=head1 SEE ALSO 149 150L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)>, L<SSL_clear(3)|SSL_clear(3)>, 151L<SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3)|SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3)>, 152L<SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(3)|SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(3)>, 153L<SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(3)|SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(3)>, 154L<SSL_CTX_set_client_cert_cb(3)|SSL_CTX_set_client_cert_cb(3)>, 155L<SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)|SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)> 156 157=cut 158