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=head1 NAME
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X509_STORE,
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X509_STORE_add_cert, X509_STORE_add_crl, X509_STORE_set_depth,
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X509_STORE_set_flags, X509_STORE_set_purpose, X509_STORE_set_trust,
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X509_STORE_add_lookup,
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X509_STORE_load_locations,
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X509_STORE_set_default_paths
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- X509_STORE manipulation
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=head1 SYNOPSIS
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 #include <openssl/x509_vfy.h>
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 typedef x509_store_st X509_STORE;
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 int X509_STORE_add_cert(X509_STORE *ctx, X509 *x);
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 int X509_STORE_add_crl(X509_STORE *ctx, X509_CRL *x);
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 int X509_STORE_set_depth(X509_STORE *store, int depth);
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 int X509_STORE_set_flags(X509_STORE *ctx, unsigned long flags);
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 int X509_STORE_set_purpose(X509_STORE *ctx, int purpose);
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 int X509_STORE_set_trust(X509_STORE *ctx, int trust);
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 X509_LOOKUP *X509_STORE_add_lookup(X509_STORE *store,
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                                    X509_LOOKUP_METHOD *meth);
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 int X509_STORE_load_locations(X509_STORE *ctx,
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                               const char *file, const char *dir);
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 int X509_STORE_set_default_paths(X509_STORE *ctx);
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=head1 DESCRIPTION
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The B<X509_STORE> structure is intended to be a consolidated mechanism for
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holding information about X.509 certificates and CRLs, and constructing
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and validating chains of certificates terminating in trusted roots.
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It admits multiple lookup mechanisms and efficient scaling performance
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with large numbers of certificates, and a great deal of flexibility in
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how validation and policy checks are performed.
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L<X509_STORE_new(3)> creates an empty B<X509_STORE> structure, which contains
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no information about trusted certificates or where such certificates
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are located on disk, and is generally not usable.  Normally, trusted
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certificates will be added to the B<X509_STORE> to prepare it for use,
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via mechanisms such as X509_STORE_add_lookup() and X509_LOOKUP_file(), or
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PEM_read_bio_X509_AUX() and X509_STORE_add_cert().  CRLs can also be added,
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and many behaviors configured as desired.
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Once the B<X509_STORE> is suitably configured, X509_STORE_CTX_new() is
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used to instantiate a single-use B<X509_STORE_CTX> for each chain-building
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and verification operation.  That process includes providing the end-entity
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certificate to be verified and an additional set of untrusted certificates
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that may be used in chain-building.  As such, it is expected that the
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certificates included in the B<X509_STORE> are certificates that represent
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trusted entities such as root certificate authorities (CAs).
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OpenSSL represents these trusted certificates internally as B<X509> objects
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with an associated B<X509_CERT_AUX>, as are produced by
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PEM_read_bio_X509_AUX() and similar routines that refer to X509_AUX.
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The public interfaces that operate on such trusted certificates still
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operate on pointers to B<X509> objects, though.
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X509_STORE_add_cert() and X509_STORE_add_crl() add the respective object
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to the B<X509_STORE>'s local storage.  Untrusted objects should not be
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added in this way.  The added object's reference count is incremented by one,
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hence the caller retains ownership of the object and needs to free it when it
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is no longer needed.
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X509_STORE_set_depth(), X509_STORE_set_flags(), X509_STORE_set_purpose(),
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X509_STORE_set_trust(), and X509_STORE_set1_param() set the default values
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for the corresponding values used in certificate chain validation.  Their
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behavior is documented in the corresponding B<X509_VERIFY_PARAM> manual
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pages, e.g., L<X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_depth(3)>.
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X509_STORE_add_lookup() finds or creates a L<X509_LOOKUP(3)> with the
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L<X509_LOOKUP_METHOD(3)> I<meth> and adds it to the B<X509_STORE>
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I<store>.  This also associates the B<X509_STORE> with the lookup, so
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B<X509_LOOKUP> functions can look up objects in that store.
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X509_STORE_load_locations() loads trusted certificate(s) into an
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B<X509_STORE> from a given file and/or directory path.  It is permitted
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to specify just a file, just a directory, or both paths.  The certificates
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in the directory must be in hashed form, as documented in
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L<X509_LOOKUP_hash_dir(3)>.
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X509_STORE_set_default_paths() is somewhat misnamed, in that it does not
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set what default paths should be used for loading certificates.  Instead,
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it loads certificates into the B<X509_STORE> from the hardcoded default
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paths.
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=head1 RETURN VALUES
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X509_STORE_add_cert(), X509_STORE_add_crl(), X509_STORE_set_depth(),
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X509_STORE_set_flags(), X509_STORE_set_purpose(),
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X509_STORE_set_trust(), X509_STORE_load_locations(), and
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X509_STORE_set_default_paths() return 1 on success or 0 on failure.
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X509_STORE_add_lookup() returns the found or created
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L<X509_LOOKUP(3)>, or NULL on error.
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=head1 SEE ALSO
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L<X509_LOOKUP_hash_dir(3)>.
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L<X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_depth(3)>.
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L<X509_STORE_new(3)>,
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L<X509_STORE_get0_param(3)>
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=head1 COPYRIGHT
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Copyright 2017-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
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this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
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in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
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L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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