OPENSSL_config() configures OpenSSL using the standard B<openssl.cnf>
configuration file name using B<config_name>. If B<config_name> is NULL then
-the default name B<openssl_conf> will be used. Any errors are ignored. Further
-calls to OPENSSL_config() will have no effect. The configuration file format
-is documented in the L<conf(5)|conf(5)> manual page.
+the file specified in the environment variable B<OPENSSL_CONF> will be used,
+and if that is not set then a system default location is used.
+Errors are silently ignored.
+Multiple calls have no effect.
OPENSSL_no_config() disables configuration. If called before OPENSSL_config()
no configuration takes place.
-=head1 NOTES
+Applications should free up configuration at application closedown by calling
+CONF_modules_free().
-It is B<strongly> recommended that B<all> new applications call OPENSSL_config()
-or the more sophisticated functions such as CONF_modules_load() during
-initialization (that is before starting any threads). By doing this
-an application does not need to keep track of all configuration options
-and some new functionality can be supported automatically.
+If the application is built with B<OPENSSL_LOAD_CONF> defined, then a
+call to OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms() will implicitly call OPENSSL_config()
+first.
-It is also possible to automatically call OPENSSL_config() when an application
-calls OPENSSL_add_all_algorithms() by compiling an application with the
-preprocessor symbol B<OPENSSL_LOAD_CONF> #define'd. In this way configuration
-can be added without source changes.
+=head1 NOTES
-The environment variable B<OPENSSL_CONFIG> can be set to specify the location
-of the configuration file.
-
-Currently ASN1 OBJECTs and ENGINE configuration can be performed future
-versions of OpenSSL will add new configuration options.
+The OPENSSL_config() function is designed to be a very simple "call it and
+forget it" function.
+It is however B<much> better than nothing. Applications which need finer
+control over their configuration functionality should use the configuration
+functions such as CONF_modules_load() directly. This function is deprecated
+and its use should be avoided.
+Applications should instead call CONF_modules_load() during
+initialization (that is before starting any threads).
There are several reasons why calling the OpenSSL configuration routines is
advisable. For example new ENGINE functionality was added to OpenSSL 0.9.7.
ENGINE control operations because they can be performed by editing a
configuration file.
-Applications should free up configuration at application closedown by calling
-CONF_modules_free().
-
-=head1 RESTRICTIONS
-
-The OPENSSL_config() function is designed to be a very simple "call it and
-forget it" function. As a result its behaviour is somewhat limited. It ignores
-all errors silently and it can only load from the standard configuration file
-location for example.
-
-It is however B<much> better than nothing. Applications which need finer
-control over their configuration functionality should use the configuration
-functions such as CONF_load_modules() directly.
-
=head1 RETURN VALUES
Neither OPENSSL_config() nor OPENSSL_no_config() return a value.
=head1 SEE ALSO
-L<conf(5)|conf(5)>, L<CONF_load_modules_file(3)|CONF_load_modules_file(3)>,
-L<CONF_modules_free(3),CONF_modules_free(3)>
+L<conf(5)>,
+L<CONF_modules_load_file(3)>,
+L<CONF_modules_free(3)>
=head1 HISTORY
projects / openssl.git / blobdiff