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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/apps/verify.pod')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apps/verify.pod b/doc/apps/verify.pod index bd399dc77..336098f1e 100644 --- a/doc/apps/verify.pod +++ b/doc/apps/verify.pod @@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ the operation was successful. =item B<2 X509_V_ERR_UNABLE_TO_GET_ISSUER_CERT: unable to get issuer certificate> -the issuer certificate could not be found: this occurs if the issuer certificate -of an untrusted certificate cannot be found. +the issuer certificate of a looked up certificate could not be found. This +normally means the list of trusted certificates is not complete. =item B<3 X509_V_ERR_UNABLE_TO_GET_CRL: unable to get certificate CRL> @@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ be found locally. =item B<20 X509_V_ERR_UNABLE_TO_GET_ISSUER_CERT_LOCALLY: unable to get local issuer certificate> -the issuer certificate of a locally looked up certificate could not be found. This normally means -the list of trusted certificates is not complete. +the issuer certificate could not be found: this occurs if the issuer +certificate of an untrusted certificate cannot be found. =item B<21 X509_V_ERR_UNABLE_TO_VERIFY_LEAF_SIGNATURE: unable to verify the first certificate> @@ -395,6 +395,10 @@ the certificates in the file will be recognised. Previous versions of OpenSSL assume certificates with matching subject name are identical and mishandled them. +Previous versions of this documentation swapped the meaning of the +B<X509_V_ERR_UNABLE_TO_GET_ISSUER_CERT> and +B<20 X509_V_ERR_UNABLE_TO_GET_ISSUER_CERT_LOCALLY> error codes. + =head1 SEE ALSO L<x509(1)|x509(1)> |