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SSL_load_client_CA_file(3ssl) |
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SSL_load_client_CA_file − load certificate names from file
#include <openssl/ssl.h> STACK_OF(X509_NAME) *SSL_load_client_CA_file(const char *file);
SSL_load_client_CA_file() reads certificates from file and returns a STACK_OF (X509_NAME) with the subject names found.
SSL_load_client_CA_file() reads a file of PEM formatted certificates and extracts the X509_NAMES of the certificates found. While the name suggests the specific usage as support function for SSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list(3), it is not limited to CA certificates.
Load names of CAs from file and use it as a client CA list:
SSL_CTX *ctx; STACK_OF(X509_NAME) *cert_names; ... cert_names = SSL_load_client_CA_file("/path/to/CAfile.pem"); if (cert_names != NULL) SSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list(ctx, cert_names); else error_handling(); ...
The following
return values can occur:
NULL
The operation failed, check out the error stack for the reason.
Pointer to STACK_OF (X509_NAME)
Pointer to the subject names of the successfully read certificates.
ssl(3), SSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list(3)
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