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SSL_get_verify_result - get result of peer certificate verification

#include <openssl/ssl.h> long SSL_get_verify_result(const SSL *ssl);

SSL_get_verify_result() returns the result of the verification of the X509 certificate presented by the peer, if any.

SSL_get_verify_result() can only return one error code while the verification of a certificate can fail because of many reasons at the same time. Only the last verification error that occurred during the processing is available from SSL_get_verify_result().

The verification result is part of the established session and is restored when a session is reused.

If no peer certificate was presented, the returned result code is X509_V_OK. This is because no verification error occurred, it does however not indicate success. SSL_get_verify_result() is only useful in connection with SSL_get_peer_certificate (3).

The following return values can currently occur:

X509_V_OK

The verification succeeded or no peer certificate was presented.

Any other value

Documented in verify (1).

ssl (7), SSL_set_verify_result (3), SSL_get_peer_certificate (3), verify (1)

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