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=pod
=head1 NAME
X509_check_ca - check if given certificate is CA certificate
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/x509v3.h>
int X509_check_ca(X509 *cert);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This function checks if given certificate is CA certificate (can be used
to sign other certificates).
=head1 RETURN VALUES
Function return 0, if it is not CA certificate, 1 if it is proper X509v3
CA certificate with B<basicConstraints> extension CA:TRUE,
3, if it is self-signed X509 v1 certificate, 4, if it is certificate with
B<keyUsage> extension with bit B<keyCertSign> set, but without
B<basicConstraints>, and 5 if it has outdated Netscape Certificate Type
extension telling that it is CA certificate.
Actually, any non-zero value means that this certificate could have been
used to sign other certificates.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<X509_verify_cert(3)>,
L<X509_check_issued(3)>,
L<X509_check_purpose(3)>
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2015-2018 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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