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SSL_CTX_CONFIG(3ossl) OpenSSL SSL_CTX_CONFIG(3ossl)
NAME
SSL_CTX_config, SSL_config - configure SSL_CTX or SSL structure
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/ssl.h>
int SSL_CTX_config(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *name);
int SSL_config(SSL *s, const char *name);
DESCRIPTION
The functions SSL_CTX_config() and SSL_config() configure an SSL_CTX or
SSL structure using the configuration name.
By calling SSL_CTX_config() or SSL_config() an application can perform
many complex tasks based on the contents of the configuration file:
greatly simplifying application configuration code. A degree of future
proofing can also be achieved: an application can support configuration
features in newer versions of OpenSSL automatically.
A configuration file must have been previously loaded, for example
using CONF_modules_load_file(). See config(5) for details of the
configuration file syntax.
RETURN VALUES
SSL_CTX_config() and SSL_config() return 1 for success or 0 if an error
occurred.
EXAMPLES
If the file "config.cnf" contains the following:
testapp = test_sect
[test_sect]
# list of configuration modules
ssl_conf = ssl_sect
[ssl_sect]
server = server_section
[server_section]
RSA.Certificate = server-rsa.pem
ECDSA.Certificate = server-ecdsa.pem
Ciphers = ALL:!RC4
An application could call:
if (CONF_modules_load_file("config.cnf", "testapp", 0) <= 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error processing config file\n");
goto err;
}
ctx = SSL_CTX_new(TLS_server_method());
if (SSL_CTX_config(ctx, "server") == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error configuring server.\n");
ssl(7), config(5), SSL_CONF_cmd(3), CONF_modules_load_file(3)
HISTORY
The SSL_CTX_config() and SSL_config() functions were added in OpenSSL
1.1.0.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2015-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (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
<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
3.0.11 2023-09-19 SSL_CTX_CONFIG(3ossl)