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NAME
ACCESS_DESCRIPTION_new, ACCESS_DESCRIPTION_free, AUTHORITY_INFO_ACCESS_new, AUTHORITY_INFO_ACCESS_free — X.509 information access extensionsSYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/x509v3.h>ACCESS_DESCRIPTION_new(void);
ACCESS_DESCRIPTION_free(ACCESS_DESCRIPTION *ad);
AUTHORITY_INFO_ACCESS_new(void);
AUTHORITY_INFO_ACCESS_free(AUTHORITY_INFO_ACCESS *aia);
DESCRIPTION
Using the information access extensions, certificates and certificate revocation lists can point to auxiliary information and services available online, for example online validation services or CA policy data.- “id-ad-caIssuers” can occur in the authority information access extension of certificates and certificate revocation lists and provides access to certificates issued to the CA that issued the certificate, or provides access to certificates used for signing the CRL, in order to help constructing a certification path.
- “id-ad-ocsp” can occur in the authority information access extension of certificates and provides access to revocation information via the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) defined in RFC 6960.
- “id-ad-caRepository” can occur in the subject information access extension of CA certificates and provides access to an online repository of certificates issued by the CA.
- “id-ad-timeStamping” can occur in the subject information access extension of end entity certificates and indicates that the subject offers timestamping services using the Time Stamp Protocol defined in RFC 3161.
RETURN VALUES
ACCESS_DESCRIPTION_new() and AUTHORITY_INFO_ACCESS_new() return the new ACCESS_DESCRIPTION or AUTHORITY_INFO_ACCESS object, respectively, or NULL if an error occurs.SEE ALSO
d2i_ACCESS_DESCRIPTION(3), DIST_POINT_new(3), GENERAL_NAME_new(3), OCSP_REQUEST_new(3), TS_REQ_new(3), X509_CRL_new(3), X509_EXTENSION_new(3), X509_new(3)STANDARDS
These extensions are only defined in the following RFC and not specified in the underlying X.509 standard.- section 4.2.2.1: Certificate Extensions: Authority Information Access
- section 4.2.2.2: Certificate Extensions: Subject Information Access
- section 5.2.7: CRL Extensions: Authority Information Access