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OpenSSL                   SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(3openssl)



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     SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb,
     SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb_userdata - set passwd callback
     for encrypted PEM file handling

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      #include 

      void SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(SSL_CTX *ctx, pem_password_cb *cb);
      void SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb_userdata(SSL_CTX *ctx, void *u);

      int pem_passwd_cb(char *buf, int size, int rwflag, void *userdata);


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     SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb() sets the default password
     callback called when loading/storing a PEM certificate with
     encryption.

     SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb_userdata() sets a pointer to
     uuuusssseeeerrrrddddaaaattttaaaa which will be provided to the password callback on
     invocation.

     The pem_passwd_cb(), which must be provided by the
     application, hands back the password to be used during
     decryption. On invocation a pointer to uuuusssseeeerrrrddddaaaattttaaaa is provided.
     The pem_passwd_cb must write the password into the provided
     buffer bbbbuuuuffff which is of size ssssiiiizzzzeeee. The actual length of the
     password must be returned to the calling function. rrrrwwwwffffllllaaaagggg
     indicates whether the callback is used for
     reading/decryption (rwflag=0) or writing/encryption
     (rwflag=1).

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     When loading or storing private keys, a password might be
     supplied to protect the private key. The way this password
     can be supplied may depend on the application. If only one
     private key is handled, it can be practical to have
     pem_passwd_cb() handle the password dialog interactively. If
     several keys have to be handled, it can be practical to ask
     for the password once, then keep it in memory and use it
     several times. In the last case, the password could be
     stored into the uuuusssseeeerrrrddddaaaattttaaaa storage and the pem_passwd_cb()
     only returns the password already stored.

     When asking for the password interactively, pem_passwd_cb()
     can use rrrrwwwwffffllllaaaagggg to check, whether an item shall be encrypted
     (rwflag=1).  In this case the password dialog may ask for
     the same password twice for comparison in order to catch
     typos, that would make decryption impossible.





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OpenSSL                   SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(3openssl)



     Other items in PEM formatting (certificates) can also be
     encrypted, it is however not usual, as certificate
     information is considered public.

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     SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb() and
     SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb_userdata() do not provide
     diagnostic information.

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     The following example returns the password provided as
     uuuusssseeeerrrrddddaaaattttaaaa to the calling function. The password is considered
     to be a '\0' terminated string. If the password does not fit
     into the buffer, the password is truncated.

      int pem_passwd_cb(char *buf, int size, int rwflag, void *password)
      {
       strncpy(buf, (char *)(password), size);
       buf[size - 1] = '\0';
       return(strlen(buf));
      }


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     ssl(3), SSL_CTX_use_certificate(3)






























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