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=head1 NAME

SSL_CTX_set_max_cert_list, SSL_CTX_get_max_cert_list, SSL_set_max_cert_list, SSL_get_max_cert_list - manipulate allowed size for the peer's certificate chain

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/ssl.h>

 long SSL_CTX_set_max_cert_list(SSL_CTX *ctx, long size);

 long SSL_CTX_get_max_cert_list(SSL_CTX *ctx);

 long SSL_set_max_cert_list(SSL *ssl, long size);

 long SSL_get_max_cert_list(SSL *ctx);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

SSL_CTX_set_max_cert_list() sets the maximum size allowed for the peer's

certificate chain for all SSL objects created from B<ctx> to be <size> bytes.

The SSL objects inherit the setting valid for B<ctx> at the time

L<SSL_new(3)> is being called.

SSL_CTX_get_max_cert_list() returns the currently set maximum size for B<ctx>.

SSL_set_max_cert_list() sets the maximum size allowed for the peer's

certificate chain for B<ssl> to be <size> bytes. This setting stays valid

until a new value is set.

SSL_get_max_cert_list() returns the currently set maximum size for B<ssl>.

=head1 NOTES

During the handshake process, the peer may send a certificate chain.

The TLS/SSL standard does not give any maximum size of the certificate chain.

The OpenSSL library handles incoming data by a dynamically allocated buffer.

In order to prevent this buffer from growing without bounds due to data

received from a faulty or malicious peer, a maximum size for the certificate

chain is set.

The default value for the maximum certificate chain size is 100kB (30kB

on the 16bit DOS platform). This should be sufficient for usual certificate

chains (OpenSSL's default maximum chain length is 10, see

L<SSL_CTX_set_verify(3)>, and certificates

without special extensions have a typical size of 1-2kB).

For special applications it can be necessary to extend the maximum certificate

chain size allowed to be sent by the peer, see e.g. the work on

"Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Proxy Certificate Profile"

and "TLS Delegation Protocol" at http://www.ietf.org/ and

http://www.globus.org/ .

Under normal conditions it should never be necessary to set a value smaller

than the default, as the buffer is handled dynamically and only uses the

memory actually required by the data sent by the peer.

If the maximum certificate chain size allowed is exceeded, the handshake will

fail with a SSL_R_EXCESSIVE_MESSAGE_SIZE error.

=head1 RETURN VALUES

SSL_CTX_set_max_cert_list() and SSL_set_max_cert_list() return the previously

set value.

SSL_CTX_get_max_cert_list() and SSL_get_max_cert_list() return the currently

set value.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<ssl(7)>, L<SSL_new(3)>,

L<SSL_CTX_set_verify(3)>

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2001-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use

this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy

in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at

L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

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