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  57. .IX Title "SSL_CTX_USE_CERTIFICATE 3ossl"
  58. .TH SSL_CTX_USE_CERTIFICATE 3ossl 2025-01-17 3.4.0 OpenSSL
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  62. .nh
  63. .SH NAME
  64. SSL_CTX_use_certificate, SSL_CTX_use_certificate_ASN1,
  65. SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file, SSL_use_certificate, SSL_use_certificate_ASN1,
  66. SSL_use_certificate_file, SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file,
  67. SSL_use_certificate_chain_file,
  68. SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey, SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_ASN1,
  69. SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file, SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey,
  70. SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1, SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_file,
  71. SSL_use_PrivateKey_file, SSL_use_PrivateKey_ASN1, SSL_use_PrivateKey,
  72. SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey, SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1,
  73. SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_file, SSL_CTX_check_private_key, SSL_check_private_key,
  74. SSL_CTX_use_cert_and_key, SSL_use_cert_and_key
  75. \&\- load certificate and key data
  76. .SH SYNOPSIS
  77. .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
  78. .Vb 1
  79. \& #include <openssl/ssl.h>
  80. \&
  81. \& int SSL_CTX_use_certificate(SSL_CTX *ctx, X509 *x);
  82. \& int SSL_CTX_use_certificate_ASN1(SSL_CTX *ctx, int len, const unsigned char *d);
  83. \& int SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file, int type);
  84. \& int SSL_use_certificate(SSL *ssl, X509 *x);
  85. \& int SSL_use_certificate_ASN1(SSL *ssl, const unsigned char *d, int len);
  86. \& int SSL_use_certificate_file(SSL *ssl, const char *file, int type);
  87. \&
  88. \& int SSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file);
  89. \& int SSL_use_certificate_chain_file(SSL *ssl, const char *file);
  90. \&
  91. \& int SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey(SSL_CTX *ctx, EVP_PKEY *pkey);
  92. \& int SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_ASN1(int pk, SSL_CTX *ctx, const unsigned char *d,
  93. \& long len);
  94. \& int SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file, int type);
  95. \& int SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey(SSL_CTX *ctx, RSA *rsa);
  96. \& int SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1(SSL_CTX *ctx, const unsigned char *d, long len);
  97. \& int SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_file(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *file, int type);
  98. \& int SSL_use_PrivateKey(SSL *ssl, EVP_PKEY *pkey);
  99. \& int SSL_use_PrivateKey_ASN1(int pk, SSL *ssl, const unsigned char *d, long len);
  100. \& int SSL_use_PrivateKey_file(SSL *ssl, const char *file, int type);
  101. \& int SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey(SSL *ssl, RSA *rsa);
  102. \& int SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1(SSL *ssl, const unsigned char *d, long len);
  103. \& int SSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_file(SSL *ssl, const char *file, int type);
  104. \&
  105. \& int SSL_CTX_check_private_key(const SSL_CTX *ctx);
  106. \& int SSL_check_private_key(const SSL *ssl);
  107. \&
  108. \& int SSL_CTX_use_cert_and_key(SSL_CTX *ctx, X509 *x, EVP_PKEY *pkey, STACK_OF(X509) *chain, int override);
  109. \& int SSL_use_cert_and_key(SSL *ssl, X509 *x, EVP_PKEY *pkey, STACK_OF(X509) *chain, int override);
  110. .Ve
  111. .SH DESCRIPTION
  112. .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
  113. These functions load the certificates and private keys into the SSL_CTX
  114. or SSL object, respectively.
  115. .PP
  116. The SSL_CTX_* class of functions loads the certificates and keys into the
  117. SSL_CTX object \fBctx\fR. The information is passed to SSL objects \fBssl\fR
  118. created from \fBctx\fR with \fBSSL_new\fR\|(3) by copying, so that
  119. changes applied to \fBctx\fR do not propagate to already existing SSL objects.
  120. .PP
  121. The SSL_* class of functions only loads certificates and keys into a
  122. specific SSL object. The specific information is kept, when
  123. \&\fBSSL_clear\fR\|(3) is called for this SSL object.
  124. .PP
  125. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_certificate()\fR loads the certificate \fBx\fR into \fBctx\fR,
  126. \&\fBSSL_use_certificate()\fR loads \fBx\fR into \fBssl\fR. The rest of the
  127. certificates needed to form the complete certificate chain can be
  128. specified using the
  129. \&\fBSSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert\fR\|(3)
  130. function. On success the reference counter of the \fBx\fR is incremented.
  131. .PP
  132. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_certificate_ASN1()\fR loads the ASN1 encoded certificate from
  133. the memory location \fBd\fR (with length \fBlen\fR) into \fBctx\fR,
  134. \&\fBSSL_use_certificate_ASN1()\fR loads the ASN1 encoded certificate into \fBssl\fR.
  135. .PP
  136. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_certificate_file()\fR loads the first certificate stored in \fBfile\fR
  137. into \fBctx\fR. The formatting \fBtype\fR of the certificate must be specified
  138. from the known types SSL_FILETYPE_PEM, SSL_FILETYPE_ASN1.
  139. \&\fBSSL_use_certificate_file()\fR loads the certificate from \fBfile\fR into \fBssl\fR.
  140. See the NOTES section on why \fBSSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file()\fR
  141. should be preferred.
  142. .PP
  143. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file()\fR loads a certificate chain from
  144. \&\fBfile\fR into \fBctx\fR. The certificates must be in PEM format and must
  145. be sorted starting with the subject's certificate (actual client or server
  146. certificate), followed by intermediate CA certificates if applicable, and
  147. ending at the highest level (root) CA. \fBSSL_use_certificate_chain_file()\fR is
  148. similar except it loads the certificate chain into \fBssl\fR.
  149. .PP
  150. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey()\fR adds \fBpkey\fR as private key to \fBctx\fR.
  151. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey()\fR adds the private key \fBrsa\fR of type RSA
  152. to \fBctx\fR. \fBSSL_use_PrivateKey()\fR adds \fBpkey\fR as private key to \fBssl\fR;
  153. \&\fBSSL_use_RSAPrivateKey()\fR adds \fBrsa\fR as private key of type RSA to \fBssl\fR.
  154. If a certificate has already been set and the private key does not belong
  155. to the certificate an error is returned. To change a [certificate/private\-key]
  156. pair, the new certificate needs to be set first with \fBSSL_use_certificate()\fR or
  157. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_certificate()\fR before setting the private key with
  158. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey()\fR or \fBSSL_use_PrivateKey()\fR.
  159. On success the reference counter of the \fBpkey\fR/\fBrsa\fR is incremented.
  160. .PP
  161. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_cert_and_key()\fR and \fBSSL_use_cert_and_key()\fR assign the X.509
  162. certificate \fBx\fR, private key \fBkey\fR, and certificate \fBchain\fR onto the
  163. corresponding \fBssl\fR or \fBctx\fR. The \fBpkey\fR argument must be the private
  164. key of the X.509 certificate \fBx\fR. If the \fBoverride\fR argument is 0, then
  165. \&\fBx\fR, \fBpkey\fR and \fBchain\fR are set only if all were not previously set.
  166. If \fBoverride\fR is non\-0, then the certificate, private key and chain certs
  167. are always set. If \fBpkey\fR is NULL, then the public key of \fBx\fR is used as
  168. the private key. This is intended to be used with hardware (via the ENGINE
  169. interface) that stores the private key securely, such that it cannot be
  170. accessed by OpenSSL. The reference count of the public key is incremented
  171. (twice if there is no private key); it is not copied nor duplicated. This
  172. allows all private key validations checks to succeed without an actual
  173. private key being assigned via \fBSSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey()\fR, etc.
  174. .PP
  175. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_ASN1()\fR adds the private key of type \fBpk\fR
  176. stored at memory location \fBd\fR (length \fBlen\fR) to \fBctx\fR.
  177. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1()\fR adds the private key of type RSA
  178. stored at memory location \fBd\fR (length \fBlen\fR) to \fBctx\fR.
  179. \&\fBSSL_use_PrivateKey_ASN1()\fR and \fBSSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_ASN1()\fR add the private
  180. key to \fBssl\fR.
  181. .PP
  182. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file()\fR adds the first private key found in
  183. \&\fBfile\fR to \fBctx\fR. The formatting \fBtype\fR of the private key must be specified
  184. from the known types SSL_FILETYPE_PEM, SSL_FILETYPE_ASN1.
  185. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_file()\fR adds the first private RSA key found in
  186. \&\fBfile\fR to \fBctx\fR. \fBSSL_use_PrivateKey_file()\fR adds the first private key found
  187. in \fBfile\fR to \fBssl\fR; \fBSSL_use_RSAPrivateKey_file()\fR adds the first private
  188. RSA key found to \fBssl\fR.
  189. .PP
  190. \&\fBSSL_CTX_check_private_key()\fR checks the consistency of a private key with
  191. the corresponding certificate loaded into \fBctx\fR. If more than one
  192. key/certificate pair (RSA/DSA) is installed, the last item installed will
  193. be checked. If e.g. the last item was an RSA certificate or key, the RSA
  194. key/certificate pair will be checked. \fBSSL_check_private_key()\fR performs
  195. the same check for \fBssl\fR. If no key/certificate was explicitly added for
  196. this \fBssl\fR, the last item added into \fBctx\fR will be checked.
  197. .SH NOTES
  198. .IX Header "NOTES"
  199. The internal certificate store of OpenSSL can hold several private
  200. key/certificate pairs at a time. The certificate used depends on the
  201. cipher selected, see also \fBSSL_CTX_set_cipher_list\fR\|(3).
  202. .PP
  203. When reading certificates and private keys from file, files of type
  204. SSL_FILETYPE_ASN1 (also known as \fBDER\fR, binary encoding) can only contain
  205. one certificate or private key, consequently
  206. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file()\fR is only applicable to PEM formatting.
  207. Files of type SSL_FILETYPE_PEM can contain more than one item.
  208. .PP
  209. \&\fBSSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file()\fR adds the first certificate found
  210. in the file to the certificate store. The other certificates are added
  211. to the store of chain certificates using \fBSSL_CTX_add1_chain_cert\fR\|(3).
  212. Note: versions of OpenSSL before 1.0.2 only had a single
  213. certificate chain store for all certificate types, OpenSSL 1.0.2 and later
  214. have a separate chain store for each type. \fBSSL_CTX_use_certificate_chain_file()\fR
  215. should be used instead of the \fBSSL_CTX_use_certificate_file()\fR function in order
  216. to allow the use of complete certificate chains even when no trusted CA
  217. storage is used or when the CA issuing the certificate shall not be added to
  218. the trusted CA storage.
  219. .PP
  220. If additional certificates are needed to complete the chain during the
  221. TLS negotiation, CA certificates are additionally looked up in the
  222. locations of trusted CA certificates, see
  223. \&\fBSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations\fR\|(3).
  224. .PP
  225. The private keys loaded from file can be encrypted. In order to successfully
  226. load encrypted keys, a function returning the passphrase must have been
  227. supplied, see
  228. \&\fBSSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb\fR\|(3).
  229. (Certificate files might be encrypted as well from the technical point
  230. of view, it however does not make sense as the data in the certificate
  231. is considered public anyway.)
  232. .PP
  233. All of the functions to set a new certificate will replace any existing
  234. certificate of the same type that has already been set. Similarly all of the
  235. functions to set a new private key will replace any private key that has already
  236. been set. Applications should call \fBSSL_CTX_check_private_key\fR\|(3) or
  237. \&\fBSSL_check_private_key\fR\|(3) as appropriate after loading a new certificate and
  238. private key to confirm that the certificate and key match.
  239. .SH "RETURN VALUES"
  240. .IX Header "RETURN VALUES"
  241. On success, the functions return 1.
  242. Otherwise check out the error stack to find out the reason.
  243. .SH "SEE ALSO"
  244. .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
  245. \&\fBssl\fR\|(7), \fBSSL_new\fR\|(3), \fBSSL_clear\fR\|(3),
  246. \&\fBSSL_CTX_load_verify_locations\fR\|(3),
  247. \&\fBSSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb\fR\|(3),
  248. \&\fBSSL_CTX_set_cipher_list\fR\|(3),
  249. \&\fBSSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list\fR\|(3),
  250. \&\fBSSL_CTX_set_client_cert_cb\fR\|(3),
  251. \&\fBSSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert\fR\|(3)
  252. .SH COPYRIGHT
  253. .IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
  254. Copyright 2000\-2024 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
  255. .PP
  256. Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
  257. this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
  258. in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
  259. <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.