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.IX Title "SSL_load_client_CA_file 3"
.TH SSL_load_client_CA_file 3 "2015-01-08" "1.0.1k" "OpenSSL"
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.SH "NAME"
SSL_load_client_CA_file \- load certificate names from file
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 1
\& #include <openssl/ssl.h>
\&
\& STACK_OF(X509_NAME) *SSL_load_client_CA_file(const char *file);
.Ve
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
\&\fISSL_load_client_CA_file()\fR reads certificates from \fBfile\fR and returns
a \s-1STACK_OF\s0(X509_NAME) with the subject names found.
.SH "NOTES"
.IX Header "NOTES"
\&\fISSL_load_client_CA_file()\fR reads a file of \s-1PEM\s0 formatted certificates and
extracts the X509_NAMES of the certificates found. While the name suggests
the specific usage as support function for
\&\fISSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list\fR\|(3),
it is not limited to \s-1CA\s0 certificates.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.IX Header "EXAMPLES"
Load names of CAs from file and use it as a client \s-1CA\s0 list:
.PP
.Vb 2
\& 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();
\& ...
.Ve
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
.IX Header "RETURN VALUES"
The following return values can occur:
.IP "\s-1NULL\s0" 4
.IX Item "NULL"
The operation failed, check out the error stack for the reason.
.IP "Pointer to \s-1STACK_OF\s0(X509_NAME)" 4
.IX Item "Pointer to STACK_OF(X509_NAME)"
Pointer to the subject names of the successfully read certificates.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fIssl\fR\|(3),
\&\fISSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list\fR\|(3)
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