SSL_GET_PEER_CERT_CHAIN(3)

NAME
SSL_get_peer_cert_chain - get the X509 certificate chain sent by the peer

SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/ssl.h>
STACK_OF(X509) *
SSL_get_peer_cert_chain(const SSL *ssl);

DESCRIPTION
SSL_get_peer_cert_chain() returns a pointer to STACK_OF(X509) certificates forming the certificate chain of the peer. If called on the client side, the stack also contains the peer's certificate; if called on the server side, the peer's certificate must be obtained separately using SSL_get_peer_certificate(3). If the peer did not present a certificate, NULL is returned.

SSL_get_peer_cert_chain() returns the peer chain as sent by the peer: it only consists of certificates the peer has sent (in the order the peer has sent them) and it is not a verified chain.

If the session is resumed, peers do not send certificates, so a NULL pointer is returned. Applications can call SSL_session_reused() to determine whether a session is resumed.

The reference count of the STACK_OF(X509) object is not incremented. If the corresponding session is freed, the pointer must not be used any longer.

RETURN VALUES
The following return values can occur:

NULL
    No certificate was presented by the peer or no connection was established or the certificate chain is no longer available when a session is reused.

Pointer to a STACK_OF(X509)
    The return value points to the certificate chain presented by the peer.

SEE ALSO
ssl(3), SSL_get_peer_certificate(3)

HISTORY
SSL_get_peer_cert_chain() appeared before SSLeay 0.8 and has been available since OpenBSD 2.4.