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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(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_check_private_key(3), SSL_use_certificate(3)

HISTORY

SSL_get_certificate() and SSL_get_privatekey() are available in all versions of OpenSSL.