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diff --git a/doc/rst/legacy/certverify_log/index.rst b/doc/rst/legacy/certverify_log/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9be92df9a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/rst/legacy/certverify_log/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +.. _mozilla_projects_nss_certverify_log: + +NSS CERTVerify Log +================== + +`CERTVerifyLog <#certverifylog>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + All the NSS verify functions except, the \*VerifyNow() functions, take a parameter called + 'CERTVerifyLog'. If you supply the log parameter, NSS will continue chain validation after each + error . The log tells you what the problem was with the chain and what certificate in the chain + failed. + + To create a log: + + .. code:: eval + + #include "secport.h" + #include "certt.h" + + CERTVerifyLog *log; + + arena = PORT_NewArena(512); + log = PORT_ArenaZNew(arena,log); + log->arena = arena; + + You can then pass this log into your favorite cert verify function. On return: + + - log->count is the number of entries. + - log->head is the first entry; + - log->tail is the last entry. + + Each entry is a CERTVerifyLogNode. Defined in certt.h: + + .. code:: eval + + /* + * This structure is used to keep a log of errors when verifying + * a cert chain. This allows multiple errors to be reported all at + * once. + */ + struct CERTVerifyLogNodeStr { + CERTCertificate *cert; /* what cert had the error */ + long error; /* what error was it? */ + unsigned int depth; /* how far up the chain are we */ + void *arg; /* error specific argument */ + struct CERTVerifyLogNodeStr *next; /* next in the list */ + struct CERTVerifyLogNodeStr *prev; /* next in the list */ + }; + + The list is a doubly linked NULL terminated list sorted from low to high based on depth into the + cert chain. When you are through, you will need to walk the list and free all the cert entries, + then free the arena.
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