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=head1 NAME

X509_get0_subject_key_id,
X509_get0_authority_key_id,
X509_get0_authority_issuer,
X509_get0_authority_serial,
X509_get_pathlen,
X509_get_extension_flags,
X509_get_key_usage,
X509_get_extended_key_usage,
X509_set_proxy_flag,
X509_set_proxy_pathlen,
X509_get_proxy_pathlen - retrieve certificate extension data

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/x509v3.h>

 long X509_get_pathlen(const X509 *x);
 uint32_t X509_get_extension_flags(const X509 *x);
 uint32_t X509_get_key_usage(const X509 *x);
 uint32_t X509_get_extended_key_usage(const X509 *x);
 const ASN1_OCTET_STRING *X509_get0_subject_key_id(const X509 *x);
 const ASN1_OCTET_STRING *X509_get0_authority_key_id(const X509 *x);
 const GENERAL_NAMES *X509_get0_authority_issuer(const X509 *x);
 const ASN1_INTEGER *X509_get0_authority_serial(const X509 *x);
 void X509_set_proxy_flag(X509 *x);
 void X509_set_proxy_pathlen(int l);
 long X509_get_proxy_pathlen(const X509 *x);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

These functions retrieve information related to commonly used certificate extensions.

X509_get_pathlen() retrieves the path length extension from a certificate.
This extension is used to limit the length of a cert chain that may be
issued from that CA.

X509_get_extension_flags() retrieves general information about a certificate,
it will return one or more of the following flags ored together.

=over 4

=item B<EXFLAG_V1>

The certificate is an obsolete version 1 certificate.

=item B<EXFLAG_BCONS>

The certificate contains a basic constraints extension.

=item B<EXFLAG_CA>

The certificate contains basic constraints and asserts the CA flag.

=item B<EXFLAG_PROXY>

The certificate is a valid proxy certificate.

=item B<EXFLAG_SI>

The certificate is self issued (that is subject and issuer names match).

=item B<EXFLAG_SS>

The subject and issuer names match and extension values imply it is self
signed.

=item B<EXFLAG_FRESHEST>

The freshest CRL extension is present in the certificate.

=item B<EXFLAG_CRITICAL>

The certificate contains an unhandled critical extension.

=item B<EXFLAG_INVALID>

Some certificate extension values are invalid or inconsistent.
The certificate should be rejected.
This bit may also be raised after an out-of-memory error while
processing the X509 object, so it may not be related to the processed
ASN1 object itself.

=item B<EXFLAG_NO_FINGERPRINT>

Failed to compute the internal SHA1 hash value of the certificate or CRL.
This may be due to malloc failure or because no SHA1 implementation was found.

=item B<EXFLAG_INVALID_POLICY>

The NID_certificate_policies certificate extension is invalid or
inconsistent. The certificate should be rejected.
This bit may also be raised after an out-of-memory error while
processing the X509 object, so it may not be related to the processed
ASN1 object itself.

=item B<EXFLAG_KUSAGE>

The certificate contains a key usage extension. The value can be retrieved
using X509_get_key_usage().

=item B<EXFLAG_XKUSAGE>

The certificate contains an extended key usage extension. The value can be
retrieved using X509_get_extended_key_usage().

=back

X509_get_key_usage() returns the value of the key usage extension.  If key
usage is present will return zero or more of the flags:
B<KU_DIGITAL_SIGNATURE>, B<KU_NON_REPUDIATION>, B<KU_KEY_ENCIPHERMENT>,
B<KU_DATA_ENCIPHERMENT>, B<KU_KEY_AGREEMENT>, B<KU_KEY_CERT_SIGN>,
B<KU_CRL_SIGN>, B<KU_ENCIPHER_ONLY> or B<KU_DECIPHER_ONLY> corresponding to
individual key usage bits. If key usage is absent then B<UINT32_MAX> is
returned.

X509_get_extended_key_usage() returns the value of the extended key usage
extension. If extended key usage is present it will return zero or more of the
flags: B<XKU_SSL_SERVER>, B<XKU_SSL_CLIENT>, B<XKU_SMIME>, B<XKU_CODE_SIGN>
B<XKU_OCSP_SIGN>, B<XKU_TIMESTAMP>, B<XKU_DVCS> or B<XKU_ANYEKU>. These
correspond to the OIDs B<id-kp-serverAuth>, B<id-kp-clientAuth>,
B<id-kp-emailProtection>, B<id-kp-codeSigning>, B<id-kp-OCSPSigning>,
B<id-kp-timeStamping>, B<id-kp-dvcs> and B<anyExtendedKeyUsage> respectively.
Additionally B<XKU_SGC> is set if either Netscape or Microsoft SGC OIDs are
present.

X509_get0_subject_key_id() returns an internal pointer to the subject key
identifier of B<x> as an B<ASN1_OCTET_STRING> or B<NULL> if the extension
is not present or cannot be parsed.

X509_get0_authority_key_id() returns an internal pointer to the authority key
identifier of B<x> as an B<ASN1_OCTET_STRING> or B<NULL> if the extension
is not present or cannot be parsed.

X509_get0_authority_issuer() returns an internal pointer to the authority
certificate issuer of B<x> as a stack of B<GENERAL_NAME> structures or
B<NULL> if the extension is not present or cannot be parsed.

X509_get0_authority_serial() returns an internal pointer to the authority
certificate serial number of B<x> as an B<ASN1_INTEGER> or B<NULL> if the
extension is not present or cannot be parsed.

X509_set_proxy_flag() marks the certificate with the B<EXFLAG_PROXY> flag.
This is for the users who need to mark non-RFC3820 proxy certificates as
such, as OpenSSL only detects RFC3820 compliant ones.

X509_set_proxy_pathlen() sets the proxy certificate path length for the given
certificate B<x>.  This is for the users who need to mark non-RFC3820 proxy
certificates as such, as OpenSSL only detects RFC3820 compliant ones.

X509_get_proxy_pathlen() returns the proxy certificate path length for the
given certificate B<x> if it is a proxy certificate.

=head1 NOTES

The value of the flags correspond to extension values which are cached
in the B<X509> structure. If the flags returned do not provide sufficient
information an application should examine extension values directly
for example using X509_get_ext_d2i().

If the key usage or extended key usage extension is absent then typically usage
is unrestricted. For this reason X509_get_key_usage() and
X509_get_extended_key_usage() return B<UINT32_MAX> when the corresponding
extension is absent. Applications can additionally check the return value of
X509_get_extension_flags() and take appropriate action is an extension is
absent.

If X509_get0_subject_key_id() returns B<NULL> then the extension may be
absent or malformed. Applications can determine the precise reason using
X509_get_ext_d2i().

=head1 RETURN VALUES

X509_get_pathlen() returns the path length value, or -1 if the extension
is not present.

X509_get_extension_flags(), X509_get_key_usage() and
X509_get_extended_key_usage() return sets of flags corresponding to the
certificate extension values.

X509_get0_subject_key_id() returns the subject key identifier as a
pointer to an B<ASN1_OCTET_STRING> structure or B<NULL> if the extension
is absent or an error occurred during parsing.

X509_get_proxy_pathlen() returns the path length value if the given
certificate is a proxy one and has a path length set, and -1 otherwise.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<X509_check_purpose(3)>

=head1 HISTORY

X509_get_pathlen(), X509_set_proxy_flag(), X509_set_proxy_pathlen() and
X509_get_proxy_pathlen() were added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2015-2026 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

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