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131.IX Title "SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations 3"
132.TH SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations 3 "2004-12-22" "0.9.7e" "OpenSSL"
133.SH "NAME"
134SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations \- set default locations for trusted CA
135certificates
136.SH "SYNOPSIS"
137.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
138.Vb 1
139\& #include <openssl/ssl.h>
140.Ve
141.PP
142.Vb 2
143\& int SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *CAfile,
144\& const char *CApath);
145.Ve
146.SH "DESCRIPTION"
147.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
148\&\fISSL_CTX_load_verify_locations()\fR specifies the locations for \fBctx\fR, at
149which \s-1CA\s0 certificates for verification purposes are located. The certificates
150available via \fBCAfile\fR and \fBCApath\fR are trusted.
151.SH "NOTES"
152.IX Header "NOTES"
153If \fBCAfile\fR is not \s-1NULL\s0, it points to a file of \s-1CA\s0 certificates in \s-1PEM\s0
154format. The file can contain several \s-1CA\s0 certificates identified by
155.PP
156.Vb 3
157\& -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
158\& ... (CA certificate in base64 encoding) ...
159\& -----END CERTIFICATE-----
160.Ve
161.PP
162sequences. Before, between, and after the certificates text is allowed
163which can be used e.g. for descriptions of the certificates.
164.PP
165The \fBCAfile\fR is processed on execution of the \fISSL_CTX_load_verify_locations()\fR
166function.
167.PP
168If \fBCApath\fR is not \s-1NULL\s0, it points to a directory containing \s-1CA\s0 certificates
169in \s-1PEM\s0 format. The files each contain one \s-1CA\s0 certificate. The files are
170looked up by the \s-1CA\s0 subject name hash value, which must hence be available.
171If more than one \s-1CA\s0 certificate with the same name hash value exist, the
172extension must be different (e.g. 9d66eef0.0, 9d66eef0.1 etc). The search
173is performed in the ordering of the extension number, regardless of other
174properties of the certificates.
175Use the \fBc_rehash\fR utility to create the necessary links.
176.PP
177The certificates in \fBCApath\fR are only looked up when required, e.g. when
178building the certificate chain or when actually performing the verification
179of a peer certificate.
180.PP
181When looking up \s-1CA\s0 certificates, the OpenSSL library will first search the
182certificates in \fBCAfile\fR, then those in \fBCApath\fR. Certificate matching
183is done based on the subject name, the key identifier (if present), and the
184serial number as taken from the certificate to be verified. If these data
185do not match, the next certificate will be tried. If a first certificate
186matching the parameters is found, the verification process will be performed;
187no other certificates for the same parameters will be searched in case of
188failure.
189.PP
190In server mode, when requesting a client certificate, the server must send
191the list of CAs of which it will accept client certificates. This list
192is not influenced by the contents of \fBCAfile\fR or \fBCApath\fR and must
193explicitly be set using the
194\&\fISSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list\fR\|(3)
195family of functions.
196.PP
197When building its own certificate chain, an OpenSSL client/server will
198try to fill in missing certificates from \fBCAfile\fR/\fBCApath\fR, if the
199certificate chain was not explicitly specified (see
200\&\fISSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert\fR\|(3),
201\&\fISSL_CTX_use_certificate\fR\|(3).
202.SH "WARNINGS"
203.IX Header "WARNINGS"
204If several \s-1CA\s0 certificates matching the name, key identifier, and serial
205number condition are available, only the first one will be examined. This
206may lead to unexpected results if the same \s-1CA\s0 certificate is available
207with different expiration dates. If a \*(L"certificate expired\*(R" verification
208error occurs, no other certificate will be searched. Make sure to not
209have expired certificates mixed with valid ones.
210.SH "EXAMPLES"
211.IX Header "EXAMPLES"
212Generate a \s-1CA\s0 certificate file with descriptive text from the \s-1CA\s0 certificates
213ca1.pem ca2.pem ca3.pem:
214.PP
215.Vb 5
216\& #!/bin/sh
217\& rm CAfile.pem
218\& for i in ca1.pem ca2.pem ca3.pem ; do
219\& openssl x509 -in $i -text >> CAfile.pem
220\& done
221.Ve
222.PP
223Prepare the directory /some/where/certs containing several \s-1CA\s0 certificates
224for use as \fBCApath\fR:
225.PP
226.Vb 2
227\& cd /some/where/certs
228\& c_rehash .
229.Ve
230.SH "RETURN VALUES"
231.IX Header "RETURN VALUES"
232The following return values can occur:
233.IP "0" 4
234The operation failed because \fBCAfile\fR and \fBCApath\fR are \s-1NULL\s0 or the
235processing at one of the locations specified failed. Check the error
236stack to find out the reason.
237.IP "1" 4
238.IX Item "1"
239The operation succeeded.
240.SH "SEE ALSO"
241.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
242\&\fIssl\fR\|(3),
243\&\fISSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list\fR\|(3),
244\&\fISSL_get_client_CA_list\fR\|(3),
245\&\fISSL_CTX_use_certificate\fR\|(3),
246\&\fISSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert\fR\|(3),
247\&\fISSL_CTX_set_cert_store\fR\|(3)