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3=head1 NAME
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5X509_add_cert,
6X509_add_certs -
7X509 certificate list addition functions
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9=head1 SYNOPSIS
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11 #include <openssl/x509.h>
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13 int X509_add_cert(STACK_OF(X509) *sk, X509 *cert, int flags);
14 int X509_add_certs(STACK_OF(X509) *sk, STACK_OF(X509) *certs, int flags);
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16=head1 DESCRIPTION
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18X509_add_cert() adds a certificate I<cert> to the given list I<sk>.
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20X509_add_certs() adds a list of certificate I<certs> to the given list I<sk>.
21The I<certs> argument may be NULL, which implies no effect.
22It does not modify the list I<certs> but
23in case the B<X509_ADD_FLAG_UP_REF> flag (described below) is set
24the reference counters of those of its members added to I<sk> are increased.
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26Both these functions have a I<flags> parameter,
27which is used to control details of the operation.
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29The value B<X509_ADD_FLAG_DEFAULT>, which equals 0, means no special semantics.
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31If B<X509_ADD_FLAG_UP_REF> is set then
32the reference counts of those certificates added successfully are increased.
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34If B<X509_ADD_FLAG_PREPEND> is set then the certificates are prepended to I<sk>.
35By default they are appended to I<sk>.
36In both cases the original order of the added certificates is preserved.
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38If B<X509_ADD_FLAG_NO_DUP> is set then certificates already contained in I<sk>,
39which is determined using L<X509_cmp(3)>, are ignored.
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41If B<X509_ADD_FLAG_NO_SS> is set then certificates that are marked self-signed,
42which is determined using L<X509_self_signed(3)>, are ignored.
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44=head1 RETURN VALUES
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46Both functions return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
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48=head1 NOTES
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50If X509_add_certs() is used with the flags B<X509_ADD_FLAG_NO_DUP> or
51B<X509_ADD_FLAG_NO_SS> it is advisable to use also B<X509_ADD_FLAG_UP_REF>
52because otherwise likely not for all members of the I<certs> list
53the ownership is transferred to the list of certificates I<sk>.
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55Care should also be taken in case the I<certs> argument equals I<sk>.
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57=head1 SEE ALSO
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59L<X509_cmp(3)>
60L<X509_self_signed(3)>
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62=head1 HISTORY
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64The functions X509_add_cert() and X509_add_certs()
65were added in OpenSSL 3.0.
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67=head1 COPYRIGHT
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69Copyright 2019-2022 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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71Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
72this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
73in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
74L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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