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author | kris <kris@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-11-13 01:03:58 +0000 |
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committer | kris <kris@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-11-13 01:03:58 +0000 |
commit | 539b977eff7c71f628cb2a407543a51070b14763 (patch) | |
tree | 258f64877cac3711a3434257baddcbae72af2af3 /crypto/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_get_peer_cert_chain.pod | |
parent | 893841d237b49d10e810e8b130839b4b63fd5ab4 (diff) | |
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Initial import of OpenSSL 0.9.6
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diff --git a/crypto/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_get_peer_cert_chain.pod b/crypto/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_get_peer_cert_chain.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e93e820 --- /dev/null +++ b/crypto/openssl/doc/ssl/SSL_get_peer_cert_chain.pod @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +=pod + +=head1 NAME + +SSL_get_peer_cert_chain - get the X509 certificate chain of the peer + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + + #include <openssl/ssl.h> + + STACKOF(X509) *SSL_get_peer_cert_chain(SSL *ssl); + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +SSL_get_peer_cert_chain() returns a pointer to STACKOF(X509) certificates +forming the certificate chain of the peer. If called on the client side, +the stack also contains the peer's certificate; if called on the server +side, the peer's certificate must be obtained seperately using +L<SSL_get_peer_certificate(3)|SSL_get_peer_certificate(3)>. +If the peer did not present a certificate, NULL is returned. + +=head1 NOTES + +The peer certificate chain is not necessarily available after reusing +a session, in which case a NULL pointer is returned. + +The reference count of the STACKOF(X509) object is not incremented. +If the corresponding session is freed, the pointer must not be used +any longer. + +=head1 RETURN VALUES + +The following return values can occur: + +=over 4 + +=item NULL + +No certificate was presented by the peer or no connection was established +or the certificate chain is no longer available when a session is reused. + +=item Pointer to a STACKOF(X509) + +The return value points to the certificate chain presented by the peer. + +=back + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<SSL_get_peer_certificate(3)|SSL_get_peer_certificate(3)> + +=cut |