Add manual pages for certficate/key loading and friends.

[openssl.git] / doc / ssl / SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations.pod

diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations.pod
index aeeee1a..0e2d217 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations.pod
+++ b/doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations.pod
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ is performed in the ordering of the extension number, regardless of other
 properties of the certificates.
 Use the B<c_rehash> utility to create the necessary links.
 
 properties of the certificates.
 Use the B<c_rehash> utility to create the necessary links.
 

-The certificates in B<CAfile> are only looked up when required, e.g. when
+The certificates in B<CApath> are only looked up when required, e.g. when

 building the certificate chain or when actually performing the verification
 of a peer certificate.
 
 building the certificate chain or when actually performing the verification
 of a peer certificate.
 


@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ matching the parameters is found, the verification process will be performed;
 no other certificates for the same parameters will be searched in case of
 failure.
 
 no other certificates for the same parameters will be searched in case of
 failure.
 

+When building its own certificate chain, an OpenSSL client/server will
+try to fill in missing certificates from B<CAfile>/B<CApath>, if the
+certificate chain was not explicitely specified (see
+L<SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)|SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)>,
+L<SSL_CTX_use_certificate(3)|SSL_CTX_use_certificate(3)>.
+

 =head1 WARNINGS
 
 If several CA certificates matching the name, key identifier, and serial
 =head1 WARNINGS
 
 If several CA certificates matching the name, key identifier, and serial


@@ -110,6 +116,9 @@ The operation succeeded.
 
 L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>,
 L<SSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list(3)|SSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list(3)>,
 
 L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>,
 L<SSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list(3)|SSL_CTX_set_client_CA_list(3)>,

-L<SSL_get_client_CA_list(3)|SSL_get_client_CA_list(3)>
+L<SSL_get_client_CA_list(3)|SSL_get_client_CA_list(3)>,
+L<SSL_CTX_use_certificate(3)|SSL_CTX_use_certificate(3)>,
+L<SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)|SSL_CTX_add_extra_chain_cert(3)>
+

 
 =cut
 
 =cut