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3*4724848cSchristos=head1 NAME
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5*4724848cSchristosX509_check_purpose - Check the purpose of a certificate
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7*4724848cSchristos=head1 SYNOPSIS
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9*4724848cSchristos #include <openssl/x509v3.h>
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11*4724848cSchristos int X509_check_purpose(X509 *x, int id, int ca)
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13*4724848cSchristos=head1 DESCRIPTION
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15*4724848cSchristosThis function checks if certificate I<x> was created with the purpose
16*4724848cSchristosrepresented by I<id>. If I<ca> is nonzero, then certificate I<x> is
17*4724848cSchristoschecked to determine if it's a possible CA with various levels of certainty
18*4724848cSchristospossibly returned.
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20*4724848cSchristosBelow are the potential ID's that can be checked:
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22*4724848cSchristos # define X509_PURPOSE_SSL_CLIENT        1
23*4724848cSchristos # define X509_PURPOSE_SSL_SERVER        2
24*4724848cSchristos # define X509_PURPOSE_NS_SSL_SERVER     3
25*4724848cSchristos # define X509_PURPOSE_SMIME_SIGN        4
26*4724848cSchristos # define X509_PURPOSE_SMIME_ENCRYPT     5
27*4724848cSchristos # define X509_PURPOSE_CRL_SIGN          6
28*4724848cSchristos # define X509_PURPOSE_ANY               7
29*4724848cSchristos # define X509_PURPOSE_OCSP_HELPER       8
30*4724848cSchristos # define X509_PURPOSE_TIMESTAMP_SIGN    9
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32*4724848cSchristos=head1 RETURN VALUES
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34*4724848cSchristosFor non-CA checks
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38*4724848cSchristos=item -1 an error condition has occurred
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40*4724848cSchristos=item E<32>1 if the certificate was created to perform the purpose represented by I<id>
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42*4724848cSchristos=item E<32>0 if the certificate was not created to perform the purpose represented by I<id>
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46*4724848cSchristosFor CA checks the below integers could be returned with the following meanings:
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50*4724848cSchristos=item -1 an error condition has occurred
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52*4724848cSchristos=item E<32>0 not a CA or does not have the purpose represented by I<id>
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54*4724848cSchristos=item E<32>1 is a CA.
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56*4724848cSchristos=item E<32>2 Only possible in old versions of openSSL when basicConstraints are absent.
57*4724848cSchristos         New versions will not return this value. May be a CA
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59*4724848cSchristos=item E<32>3 basicConstraints absent but self signed V1.
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61*4724848cSchristos=item E<32>4 basicConstraints absent but keyUsage present and keyCertSign asserted.
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63*4724848cSchristos=item E<32>5 legacy Netscape specific CA Flags present
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67*4724848cSchristos=head1 COPYRIGHT
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69*4724848cSchristosCopyright 2019-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
70*4724848cSchristosLicensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this
71*4724848cSchristosfile except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file
72*4724848cSchristosLICENSE in the source distribution or at L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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