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diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_cert_verify_callback.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_cert_verify_callback.pod deleted file mode 100644 index c0f4f8570851..000000000000 --- a/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_cert_verify_callback.pod +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -=pod - -=head1 NAME - -SSL_CTX_set_cert_verify_callback - set peer certificate verification procedure - -=head1 SYNOPSIS - - #include <openssl/ssl.h> - - void SSL_CTX_set_cert_verify_callback(SSL_CTX *ctx, int (*callback)(X509_STORE_CTX *,void *), void *arg); - -=head1 DESCRIPTION - -SSL_CTX_set_cert_verify_callback() sets the verification callback function for -I<ctx>. SSL objects that are created from I<ctx> inherit the setting valid at -the time when L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)> is called. - -=head1 NOTES - -Whenever a certificate is verified during a SSL/TLS handshake, a verification -function is called. If the application does not explicitly specify a -verification callback function, the built-in verification function is used. -If a verification callback I<callback> is specified via -SSL_CTX_set_cert_verify_callback(), the supplied callback function is called -instead. By setting I<callback> to NULL, the default behaviour is restored. - -When the verification must be performed, I<callback> will be called with -the arguments callback(X509_STORE_CTX *x509_store_ctx, void *arg). The -argument I<arg> is specified by the application when setting I<callback>. - -I<callback> should return 1 to indicate verification success and 0 to -indicate verification failure. If SSL_VERIFY_PEER is set and I<callback> -returns 0, the handshake will fail. As the verification procedure may -allow to continue the connection in case of failure (by always returning 1) -the verification result must be set in any case using the B<error> -member of I<x509_store_ctx> so that the calling application will be informed -about the detailed result of the verification procedure! - -Within I<x509_store_ctx>, I<callback> has access to the I<verify_callback> -function set using L<SSL_CTX_set_verify(3)|SSL_CTX_set_verify(3)>. - -=head1 WARNINGS - -Do not mix the verification callback described in this function with the -B<verify_callback> function called during the verification process. The -latter is set using the L<SSL_CTX_set_verify(3)|SSL_CTX_set_verify(3)> -family of functions. - -Providing a complete verification procedure including certificate purpose -settings etc is a complex task. The built-in procedure is quite powerful -and in most cases it should be sufficient to modify its behaviour using -the B<verify_callback> function. - -=head1 BUGS - -=head1 RETURN VALUES - -SSL_CTX_set_cert_verify_callback() does not provide diagnostic information. - -=head1 SEE ALSO - -L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<SSL_CTX_set_verify(3)|SSL_CTX_set_verify(3)>, -L<SSL_get_verify_result(3)|SSL_get_verify_result(3)>, -L<SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3)|SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3)> - -=head1 HISTORY - -Previous to OpenSSL 0.9.7, the I<arg> argument to B<SSL_CTX_set_cert_verify_callback> -was ignored, and I<callback> was called simply as - int (*callback)(X509_STORE_CTX *) -To compile software written for previous versions of OpenSSL, a dummy -argument will have to be added to I<callback>. - -=cut |