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1=pod
2
3=head1 NAME
4
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5X509_STORE_CTX_get_cleanup,
6X509_STORE_CTX_get_lookup_crls,
7X509_STORE_CTX_get_lookup_certs,
8X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_policy,
9X509_STORE_CTX_get_cert_crl,
10X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_crl,
11X509_STORE_CTX_get_get_crl,
12X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_revocation,
13X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_issued,
14X509_STORE_CTX_get_get_issuer,
f0e0fd51 15X509_STORE_CTX_get_verify_cb,
121677b4 16X509_STORE_CTX_set_verify_cb,
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17X509_STORE_CTX_verify_cb,
18X509_STORE_CTX_print_verify_cb
19- get and set X509_STORE_CTX components such as verification callback
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20
21=head1 SYNOPSIS
22
23 #include <openssl/x509_vfy.h>
24
f0e0fd51 25 typedef int (*X509_STORE_CTX_verify_cb)(int, X509_STORE_CTX *);
31b28ad9 26 int X509_STORE_CTX_print_verify_cb(int ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
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28 X509_STORE_CTX_verify_cb X509_STORE_CTX_get_verify_cb(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
29
e05d6c7d 30 void X509_STORE_CTX_set_verify_cb(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx,
1bc74519 31 X509_STORE_CTX_verify_cb verify_cb);
e05d6c7d 32
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33 X509_STORE_CTX_get_issuer_fn X509_STORE_CTX_get_get_issuer(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
34 X509_STORE_CTX_check_issued_fn X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_issued(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
35 X509_STORE_CTX_check_revocation_fn X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_revocation(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
36 X509_STORE_CTX_get_crl_fn X509_STORE_CTX_get_get_crl(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
37 X509_STORE_CTX_check_crl_fn X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_crl(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
38 X509_STORE_CTX_cert_crl_fn X509_STORE_CTX_get_cert_crl(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
39 X509_STORE_CTX_check_policy_fn X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_policy(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
40 X509_STORE_CTX_lookup_certs_fn X509_STORE_CTX_get_lookup_certs(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
41 X509_STORE_CTX_lookup_crls_fn X509_STORE_CTX_get_lookup_crls(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
42 X509_STORE_CTX_cleanup_fn X509_STORE_CTX_get_cleanup(X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
43
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44=head1 DESCRIPTION
45
46X509_STORE_CTX_set_verify_cb() sets the verification callback of B<ctx> to
47B<verify_cb> overwriting any existing callback.
48
49The verification callback can be used to customise the operation of certificate
50verification, either by overriding error conditions or logging errors for
51debugging purposes.
52
8c1cbc72 53However, a verification callback is B<not> essential and the default operation
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54is often sufficient.
55
56The B<ok> parameter to the callback indicates the value the callback should
0e82e0e1 57return to retain the default behaviour. If it is zero then an error condition
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58is indicated. If it is 1 then no error occurred. If the flag
59B<X509_V_FLAG_NOTIFY_POLICY> is set then B<ok> is set to 2 to indicate the
60policy checking is complete.
61
62The B<ctx> parameter to the callback is the B<X509_STORE_CTX> structure that
63is performing the verification operation. A callback can examine this
64structure and receive additional information about the error, for example
65by calling X509_STORE_CTX_get_current_cert(). Additional application data can
66be passed to the callback via the B<ex_data> mechanism.
67
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68X509_STORE_CTX_print_verify_cb() is a verification callback function that,
69when a certificate verification has failed, adds an entry to the error queue
70with code B<X509_R_CERTIFICATE_VERIFICATION_FAILED> and with diagnostic details,
71including the most relevant fields of the target certificate that failed to
72verify and, if appropriate, of the available untrusted and trusted certificates.
73
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74X509_STORE_CTX_get_verify_cb() returns the value of the current callback
75for the specific B<ctx>.
76
99d63d46 77X509_STORE_CTX_get_get_issuer(),
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78X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_issued(), X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_revocation(),
79X509_STORE_CTX_get_get_crl(), X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_crl(),
80X509_STORE_CTX_get_cert_crl(), X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_policy(),
81X509_STORE_CTX_get_lookup_certs(), X509_STORE_CTX_get_lookup_crls()
82and X509_STORE_CTX_get_cleanup() return the function pointers cached
83from the corresponding B<X509_STORE>, please see
84L<X509_STORE_set_verify(3)> for more information.
85
86
5e0d9c86 87=head1 WARNINGS
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88
89In general a verification callback should B<NOT> unconditionally return 1 in
90all circumstances because this will allow verification to succeed no matter
91what the error. This effectively removes all security from the application
92because B<any> certificate (including untrusted generated ones) will be
93accepted.
94
95=head1 NOTES
96
97The verification callback can be set and inherited from the parent structure
98performing the operation. In some cases (such as S/MIME verification) the
99B<X509_STORE_CTX> structure is created and destroyed internally and the
100only way to set a custom verification callback is by inheriting it from the
101associated B<X509_STORE>.
102
103=head1 RETURN VALUES
104
105X509_STORE_CTX_set_verify_cb() does not return a value.
106
107=head1 EXAMPLES
108
109Default callback operation:
110
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111 int verify_callback(int ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx) {
112 return ok;
113 }
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114
115Simple example, suppose a certificate in the chain is expired and we wish
116to continue after this error:
117
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118 int verify_callback(int ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx) {
119 /* Tolerate certificate expiration */
120 if (X509_STORE_CTX_get_error(ctx) == X509_V_ERR_CERT_HAS_EXPIRED)
121 return 1;
122 /* Otherwise don't override */
123 return ok;
124 }
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125
126More complex example, we don't wish to continue after B<any> certificate has
127expired just one specific case:
128
129 int verify_callback(int ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx)
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130 {
131 int err = X509_STORE_CTX_get_error(ctx);
132 X509 *err_cert = X509_STORE_CTX_get_current_cert(ctx);
e9b77246 133
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134 if (err == X509_V_ERR_CERT_HAS_EXPIRED) {
135 if (check_is_acceptable_expired_cert(err_cert)
136 return 1;
137 }
138 return ok;
139 }
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140
141Full featured logging callback. In this case the B<bio_err> is assumed to be
142a global logging B<BIO>, an alternative would to store a BIO in B<ctx> using
143B<ex_data>.
1bc74519 144
e05d6c7d 145 int verify_callback(int ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx)
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146 {
147 X509 *err_cert;
148 int err, depth;
149
150 err_cert = X509_STORE_CTX_get_current_cert(ctx);
151 err = X509_STORE_CTX_get_error(ctx);
152 depth = X509_STORE_CTX_get_error_depth(ctx);
153
154 BIO_printf(bio_err, "depth=%d ", depth);
155 if (err_cert) {
156 X509_NAME_print_ex(bio_err, X509_get_subject_name(err_cert),
157 0, XN_FLAG_ONELINE);
158 BIO_puts(bio_err, "\n");
159 }
160 else
161 BIO_puts(bio_err, "<no cert>\n");
162 if (!ok)
163 BIO_printf(bio_err, "verify error:num=%d:%s\n", err,
164 X509_verify_cert_error_string(err));
165 switch (err) {
166 case X509_V_ERR_UNABLE_TO_GET_ISSUER_CERT:
167 BIO_puts(bio_err, "issuer= ");
168 X509_NAME_print_ex(bio_err, X509_get_issuer_name(err_cert),
169 0, XN_FLAG_ONELINE);
170 BIO_puts(bio_err, "\n");
171 break;
172 case X509_V_ERR_CERT_NOT_YET_VALID:
173 case X509_V_ERR_ERROR_IN_CERT_NOT_BEFORE_FIELD:
174 BIO_printf(bio_err, "notBefore=");
175 ASN1_TIME_print(bio_err, X509_get_notBefore(err_cert));
176 BIO_printf(bio_err, "\n");
177 break;
178 case X509_V_ERR_CERT_HAS_EXPIRED:
179 case X509_V_ERR_ERROR_IN_CERT_NOT_AFTER_FIELD:
180 BIO_printf(bio_err, "notAfter=");
181 ASN1_TIME_print(bio_err, X509_get_notAfter(err_cert));
182 BIO_printf(bio_err, "\n");
183 break;
184 case X509_V_ERR_NO_EXPLICIT_POLICY:
185 policies_print(bio_err, ctx);
186 break;
187 }
188 if (err == X509_V_OK && ok == 2)
189 /* print out policies */
190
191 BIO_printf(bio_err, "verify return:%d\n", ok);
192 return(ok);
193 }
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194
195=head1 SEE ALSO
196
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197L<X509_STORE_CTX_get_error(3)>
198L<X509_STORE_set_verify_cb_func(3)>
199L<X509_STORE_CTX_get_ex_new_index(3)>
e05d6c7d 200
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201=head1 HISTORY
202
fc5ecadd 203The
99d63d46 204X509_STORE_CTX_get_get_issuer(),
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205X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_issued(), X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_revocation(),
206X509_STORE_CTX_get_get_crl(), X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_crl(),
207X509_STORE_CTX_get_cert_crl(), X509_STORE_CTX_get_check_policy(),
208X509_STORE_CTX_get_lookup_certs(), X509_STORE_CTX_get_lookup_crls()
fc5ecadd 209and X509_STORE_CTX_get_cleanup() functions were added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
0e82e0e1 210
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211X509_STORE_CTX_print_verify_cb() was added in OpenSSL 3.0.
212
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213=head1 COPYRIGHT
214
33388b44 215Copyright 2009-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
e2f92610 216
4746f25a 217Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
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218this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
219in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
220L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
221
222=cut