1X509_STORE_CTX_NEW(3ossl)           OpenSSL          X509_STORE_CTX_NEW(3ossl)
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NAME

6       X509_STORE_CTX_new_ex, X509_STORE_CTX_new, X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup,
7       X509_STORE_CTX_free, X509_STORE_CTX_init,
8       X509_STORE_CTX_set0_trusted_stack, X509_STORE_CTX_set_cert,
9       X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls, X509_STORE_CTX_get0_param,
10       X509_STORE_CTX_set0_param, X509_STORE_CTX_get0_untrusted,
11       X509_STORE_CTX_set0_untrusted, X509_STORE_CTX_get_num_untrusted,
12       X509_STORE_CTX_get0_chain, X509_STORE_CTX_set0_verified_chain,
13       X509_STORE_CTX_set_default, X509_STORE_CTX_set_verify,
14       X509_STORE_CTX_verify_fn, X509_STORE_CTX_set_purpose,
15       X509_STORE_CTX_set_trust, X509_STORE_CTX_purpose_inherit -
16       X509_STORE_CTX initialisation
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SYNOPSIS

19        #include <openssl/x509_vfy.h>
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21        X509_STORE_CTX *X509_STORE_CTX_new_ex(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx, const char *propq);
22        X509_STORE_CTX *X509_STORE_CTX_new(void);
23        void X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
24        void X509_STORE_CTX_free(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
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26        int X509_STORE_CTX_init(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, X509_STORE *trust_store,
27                                X509 *target, STACK_OF(X509) *untrusted);
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29        void X509_STORE_CTX_set0_trusted_stack(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, STACK_OF(X509) *sk);
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31        void X509_STORE_CTX_set_cert(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, X509 *target);
32        void X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, STACK_OF(X509_CRL) *sk);
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34        X509_VERIFY_PARAM *X509_STORE_CTX_get0_param(const X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
35        void X509_STORE_CTX_set0_param(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param);
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37        STACK_OF(X509)* X509_STORE_CTX_get0_untrusted(const X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
38        void X509_STORE_CTX_set0_untrusted(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, STACK_OF(X509) *sk);
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40        int X509_STORE_CTX_get_num_untrusted(const X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
41        STACK_OF(X509) *X509_STORE_CTX_get0_chain(const X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
42        void X509_STORE_CTX_set0_verified_chain(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, STACK_OF(X509) *chain);
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44        int X509_STORE_CTX_set_default(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, const char *name);
45        typedef int (*X509_STORE_CTX_verify_fn)(X509_STORE_CTX *);
46        void X509_STORE_CTX_set_verify(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, X509_STORE_CTX_verify_fn verify);
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48        int X509_STORE_CTX_set_purpose(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, int purpose);
49        int X509_STORE_CTX_set_trust(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, int trust);
50        int X509_STORE_CTX_purpose_inherit(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx, int def_purpose,
51                                           int purpose, int trust);
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DESCRIPTION

54       These functions initialise an X509_STORE_CTX structure for subsequent
55       use by X509_verify_cert(3) or X509_STORE_CTX_verify(3).
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57       X509_STORE_CTX_new_ex() returns a newly initialised X509_STORE_CTX
58       structure associated with the specified library context libctx and
59       property query string propq. Any cryptographic algorithms fetched while
60       performing processing with the X509_STORE_CTX will use that library
61       context and property query string.
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63       X509_STORE_CTX_new() is the same as X509_STORE_CTX_new_ex() except that
64       the default library context and a NULL property query string are used.
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66       X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup() internally cleans up an X509_STORE_CTX
67       structure.  It is used by X509_STORE_CTX_init() and
68       X509_STORE_CTX_free().
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70       X509_STORE_CTX_free() completely frees up ctx. After this call ctx is
71       no longer valid.  If ctx is NULL nothing is done.
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73       It must be called before each call to X509_verify_cert(3) or
74       X509_STORE_CTX_verify(3), i.e., a context is only good for one
75       verification.  If you want to verify a further certificate or chain
76       with the same ctx then you must call X509_STORE_CTX_init() again.  The
77       trusted certificate store is set to trust_store of type X509_STORE.
78       This may be NULL because there are no trusted certificates or because
79       they are provided simply as a list using
80       X509_STORE_CTX_set0_trusted_stack().  The certificate to be verified is
81       set to target, and a list of additional certificates may be provided in
82       untrusted, which will be untrusted but may be used to build the chain.
83       Each of the trust_store, target and untrusted parameters can be NULL.
84       Yet note that X509_verify_cert(3) and X509_STORE_CTX_verify(3) will
85       need a verification target.  This can also be set using
86       X509_STORE_CTX_set_cert().  For X509_STORE_CTX_verify(3), which takes
87       by default the first element of the list of untrusted certificates as
88       its verification target, this can be also set indirectly using
89       X509_STORE_CTX_set0_untrusted().
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91       X509_STORE_CTX_set0_trusted_stack() sets the set of trusted
92       certificates of ctx to sk. This is an alternative way of specifying
93       trusted certificates instead of using an X509_STORE where its
94       complexity is not needed or to make sure that only the given set sk of
95       certificates are trusted.
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97       X509_STORE_CTX_set_cert() sets the target certificate to be verified in
98       ctx to target.
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100       X509_STORE_CTX_set0_verified_chain() sets the validated chain to chain.
101       Ownership of the chain is transferred to ctx, and so it should not be
102       free'd by the caller.
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104       X509_STORE_CTX_get0_chain() returns the internal pointer used by the
105       ctx that contains the constructed (output) chain.
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107       X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls() sets a set of CRLs to use to aid certificate
108       verification to sk. These CRLs will only be used if CRL verification is
109       enabled in the associated X509_VERIFY_PARAM structure. This might be
110       used where additional "useful" CRLs are supplied as part of a protocol,
111       for example in a PKCS#7 structure.
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113       X509_STORE_CTX_get0_param() retrieves an internal pointer to the
114       verification parameters associated with ctx.
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116       X509_STORE_CTX_set0_param() sets the internal verification parameter
117       pointer to param. After this call param should not be used.
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119       X509_STORE_CTX_get0_untrusted() retrieves an internal pointer to the
120       stack of untrusted certificates associated with ctx.
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122       X509_STORE_CTX_set0_untrusted() sets the internal pointer to the stack
123       of untrusted certificates associated with ctx to sk.
124       X509_STORE_CTX_verify() will take the first element, if any, as its
125       default target if the target certificate is not set explicitly.
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127       X509_STORE_CTX_get_num_untrusted() returns the number of untrusted
128       certificates that were used in building the chain.  This is can be used
129       after calling X509_verify_cert(3) and similar functions.  With
130       X509_STORE_CTX_verify(3), this does not count the first chain element.
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132       X509_STORE_CTX_get0_chain() returns the internal pointer used by the
133       ctx that contains the validated chain.
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135       Details of the chain building and checking process are described in
136       "Certification Path Building" in openssl-verification-options(1) and
137       "Certification Path Validation" in openssl-verification-options(1).
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139       X509_STORE_CTX_set0_verified_chain() sets the validated chain used by
140       ctx to be chain.  Ownership of the chain is transferred to ctx, and so
141       it should not be free'd by the caller.
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143       X509_STORE_CTX_set_default() looks up and sets the default verification
144       method to name. This uses the function X509_VERIFY_PARAM_lookup() to
145       find an appropriate set of parameters from the purpose identifier name.
146       Currently defined purposes are "sslclient", "sslserver", "nssslserver",
147       "smimesign", "smimeencrypt", "crlsign", "ocsphelper", "timestampsign",
148       and "any".
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150       X509_STORE_CTX_set_verify() provides the capability for overriding the
151       default verify function. This function is responsible for verifying
152       chain signatures and expiration times.
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154       A verify function is defined as an X509_STORE_CTX_verify type which has
155       the following signature:
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157        int (*verify)(X509_STORE_CTX *);
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159       This function should receive the current X509_STORE_CTX as a parameter
160       and return 1 on success or 0 on failure.
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162       X509 certificates may contain information about what purposes keys
163       contained within them can be used for. For example "TLS WWW Server
164       Authentication" or "Email Protection". This "key usage" information is
165       held internally to the certificate itself. In addition the trust store
166       containing trusted certificates can declare what purposes we trust
167       different certificates for. This "trust" information is not held within
168       the certificate itself but is "meta" information held alongside it.
169       This "meta" information is associated with the certificate after it is
170       issued and could be determined by a system administrator. For example a
171       certificate might declare that it is suitable for use for both "TLS WWW
172       Server Authentication" and "TLS Client Authentication", but a system
173       administrator might only trust it for the former. An X.509 certificate
174       extension exists that can record extended key usage information to
175       supplement the purpose information described above. This extended
176       mechanism is arbitrarily extensible and not well suited for a generic
177       library API; applications that need to validate extended key usage
178       information in certifiates will need to define a custom "purpose" (see
179       below) or supply a nondefault verification callback
180       (X509_STORE_set_verify_cb_func(3)).
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182       X509_STORE_CTX_set_purpose() sets the purpose for the target
183       certificate being verified in the ctx. Built-in available values for
184       the purpose argument are X509_PURPOSE_SSL_CLIENT,
185       X509_PURPOSE_SSL_SERVER, X509_PURPOSE_NS_SSL_SERVER,
186       X509_PURPOSE_SMIME_SIGN, X509_PURPOSE_SMIME_ENCRYPT,
187       X509_PURPOSE_CRL_SIGN, X509_PURPOSE_ANY, X509_PURPOSE_OCSP_HELPER and
188       X509_PURPOSE_TIMESTAMP_SIGN. It is also possible to create a custom
189       purpose value. Setting a purpose will ensure that the key usage
190       declared within certificates in the chain being verified is consistent
191       with that purpose as well as, potentially, other checks. Every purpose
192       also has an associated default trust value which will also be set at
193       the same time. During verification this trust setting will be verified
194       to check it is consistent with the trust set by the system
195       administrator for certificates in the chain.
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197       X509_STORE_CTX_set_trust() sets the trust value for the target
198       certificate being verified in the ctx. Built-in available values for
199       the trust argument are X509_TRUST_COMPAT, X509_TRUST_SSL_CLIENT,
200       X509_TRUST_SSL_SERVER, X509_TRUST_EMAIL, X509_TRUST_OBJECT_SIGN,
201       X509_TRUST_OCSP_SIGN, X509_TRUST_OCSP_REQUEST and X509_TRUST_TSA. It is
202       also possible to create a custom trust value. Since
203       X509_STORE_CTX_set_purpose() also sets the trust value it is normally
204       sufficient to only call that function.  If both are called then
205       X509_STORE_CTX_set_trust() should be called after
206       X509_STORE_CTX_set_purpose() since the trust setting of the last call
207       will be used.
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209       It should not normally be necessary for end user applications to call
210       X509_STORE_CTX_purpose_inherit() directly. Typically applications
211       should call X509_STORE_CTX_set_purpose() or X509_STORE_CTX_set_trust()
212       instead. Using this function it is possible to set the purpose and
213       trust values for the ctx at the same time. The def_purpose and purpose
214       arguments can have the same purpose values as described for
215       X509_STORE_CTX_set_purpose() above. The trust argument can have the
216       same trust values as described in X509_STORE_CTX_set_trust() above. Any
217       of the def_purpose, purpose or trust values may also have the value 0
218       to indicate that the supplied parameter should be ignored. After
219       calling this function the purpose to be used for verification is set
220       from the purpose argument, and the trust is set from the trust
221       argument. If trust is 0 then the trust value will be set from the
222       default trust value for purpose. If the default trust value for the
223       purpose is X509_TRUST_DEFAULT and trust is 0 then the default trust
224       value associated with the def_purpose value is used for the trust
225       setting instead.
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NOTES

228       The certificates and CRLs in a store are used internally and should not
229       be freed up until after the associated X509_STORE_CTX is freed.
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BUGS

232       The certificates and CRLs in a context are used internally and should
233       not be freed up until after the associated X509_STORE_CTX is freed.
234       Copies should be made or reference counts increased instead.
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RETURN VALUES

237       X509_STORE_CTX_new() returns a newly allocated context or NULL if an
238       error occurred.
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240       X509_STORE_CTX_init() returns 1 for success or 0 if an error occurred.
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242       X509_STORE_CTX_get0_param() returns a pointer to an X509_VERIFY_PARAM
243       structure or NULL if an error occurred.
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245       X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup(), X509_STORE_CTX_free(),
246       X509_STORE_CTX_set0_trusted_stack(), X509_STORE_CTX_set_cert(),
247       X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls() and X509_STORE_CTX_set0_param() do not
248       return values.
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250       X509_STORE_CTX_set_default() returns 1 for success or 0 if an error
251       occurred.
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253       X509_STORE_CTX_get_num_untrusted() returns the number of untrusted
254       certificates used.
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SEE ALSO

257       X509_verify_cert(3), X509_STORE_CTX_verify(3),
258       X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_flags(3)
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HISTORY

261       The X509_STORE_CTX_set0_crls() function was added in OpenSSL 1.0.0.
262       The X509_STORE_CTX_get_num_untrusted() function was added in OpenSSL
263       1.1.0.  The X509_STORE_CTX_new_ex() function was added in OpenSSL 3.0.
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265       There is no need to call X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup() explicitly since
266       OpenSSL 3.0.
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269       Copyright 2009-2022 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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271       Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
272       this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
273       in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
274       <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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2783.0.5                             2022-07-05         X509_STORE_CTX_NEW(3ossl)
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