5 SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb, SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb_userdata - set passwd callback for encrypted PEM file handling
9 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
11 void SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(SSL_CTX *ctx, pem_password_cb *cb);
12 void SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb_userdata(SSL_CTX *ctx, void *u);
14 int pem_passwd_cb(char *buf, int size, int rwflag, void *userdata);
18 SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb() sets the default password callback called
19 when loading/storing a PEM certificate with encryption.
21 SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb_userdata() sets a pointer to B<userdata> which
22 will be provided to the password callback on invocation.
24 The pem_passwd_cb(), which must be provided by the application, hands back the
25 password to be used during decryption. On invocation a pointer to B<userdata>
26 is provided. The pem_passwd_cb must write the password into the provided buffer
27 B<buf> which is of size B<size>. The actual length of the password must
28 be returned to the calling function. B<rwflag> indicates whether the
29 callback is used for reading/decryption (rwflag=0) or writing/encryption
34 When loading or storing private keys, a password might be supplied to
35 protect the private key. The way this password can be supplied may depend
36 on the application. If only one private key is handled, it can be practical
37 to have pem_passwd_cb() handle the password dialog interactively. If several
38 keys have to be handled, it can be practical to ask for the password once,
39 then keep it in memory and use it several times. In the last case, the
40 password could be stored into the B<userdata> storage and the
41 pem_passwd_cb() only returns the password already stored.
43 When asking for the password interactively, pem_passwd_cb() can use
44 B<rwflag> to check, whether an item shall be encrypted (rwflag=1).
45 In this case the password dialog may ask for the same password twice
46 for comparison in order to catch typos, that would make decryption
49 Other items in PEM formatting (certificates) can also be encrypted, it is
50 however not usual, as certificate information is considered public.
54 SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb() and SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb_userdata()
55 do not provide diagnostic information.
59 The following example returns the password provided as B<userdata> to the
60 calling function. The password is considered to be a '\0' terminated
61 string. If the password does not fit into the buffer, the password is
64 int pem_passwd_cb(char *buf, int size, int rwflag, void *password)
66 strncpy(buf, (char *)(password), size);
74 L<SSL_CTX_use_certificate(3)|SSL_CTX_use_certificate(3)>