SSL_CTX_config, SSL_config - configure SSL_CTX or SSL structure
#include <openssl/ssl.h>
int SSL_CTX_config(SSL_CTX *ctx, const char *name); int SSL_config(SSL *s, const char *name);
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.
SSL_CTX_config()
and SSL_config()
return 1 for success or 0 if an error
occurred.
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"); goto err; }
In this example two certificates and the cipher list are configured without the need for any additional application code.
ssl(7), config(5), SSL_CONF_cmd(3), CONF_modules_load_file(3)
The SSL_CTX_config()
and SSL_config()
functions were added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
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