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diff --git a/openssl-1.1.0h/doc/crypto/X509_check_issued.pod b/openssl-1.1.0h/doc/crypto/X509_check_issued.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8e4b111 --- /dev/null +++ b/openssl-1.1.0h/doc/crypto/X509_check_issued.pod @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +=pod + +=head1 NAME + +X509_check_issued - checks if certificate is issued by another +certificate + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + + #include <openssl/x509v3.h> + + int X509_check_issued(X509 *issuer, X509 *subject); + + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +This function checks if certificate I<subject> was issued using CA +certificate I<issuer>. This function takes into account not only +matching of issuer field of I<subject> with subject field of I<issuer>, +but also compares B<authorityKeyIdentifier> extension of I<subject> with +B<subjectKeyIdentifier> of I<issuer> if B<authorityKeyIdentifier> +present in the I<subject> certificate and checks B<keyUsage> field of +I<issuer>. + +=head1 RETURN VALUE + +Function return B<X509_V_OK> if certificate I<subject> is issued by +I<issuer> or some B<X509_V_ERR*> constant to indicate an error. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +L<X509_verify_cert(3)>, +L<X509_check_ca(3)>, +L<verify(1)> + +=head1 COPYRIGHT + +Copyright 2015-2016 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>. + +=cut |