NAME

SSL_get_certificate, SSL_get_privatekey — get SSL certificate and private key

SYNOPSIS

#include <openssl/ssl.h> X509 *
SSL_get_certificate(const SSL *ssl); EVP_PKEY *
SSL_get_privatekey(const SSL *ssl);

DESCRIPTION

These functions retrieve certificate and key data from an SSL object. They return internal pointers that must not be freed by the application program.

RETURN VALUES

SSL_get_certificate() returns the active X.509 certificate currently used by ssl or NULL if none is active. SSL_get_privatekey() returns the active private key currently used by ssl or NULL if none is active.

SEE ALSO

ssl(3), SSL_check_private_key(3), SSL_use_certificate(3)

HISTORY

SSL_get_certificate() first appeared in SSLeay 0.5.2a. SSL_get_privatekey() first appeared in SSLeay 0.8.0. Both functions have been available since OpenBSD 2.4.