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  1. =pod
  2. =head1 NAME
  3. d2i_ACCESS_DESCRIPTION,
  4. d2i_ADMISSIONS,
  5. d2i_ADMISSION_SYNTAX,
  6. d2i_ASIdOrRange,
  7. d2i_ASIdentifierChoice,
  8. d2i_ASIdentifiers,
  9. d2i_ASN1_BIT_STRING,
  10. d2i_ASN1_BMPSTRING,
  11. d2i_ASN1_ENUMERATED,
  12. d2i_ASN1_GENERALIZEDTIME,
  13. d2i_ASN1_GENERALSTRING,
  14. d2i_ASN1_IA5STRING,
  15. d2i_ASN1_INTEGER,
  16. d2i_ASN1_NULL,
  17. d2i_ASN1_OBJECT,
  18. d2i_ASN1_OCTET_STRING,
  19. d2i_ASN1_PRINTABLE,
  20. d2i_ASN1_PRINTABLESTRING,
  21. d2i_ASN1_SEQUENCE_ANY,
  22. d2i_ASN1_SET_ANY,
  23. d2i_ASN1_T61STRING,
  24. d2i_ASN1_TIME,
  25. d2i_ASN1_TYPE,
  26. d2i_ASN1_UINTEGER,
  27. d2i_ASN1_UNIVERSALSTRING,
  28. d2i_ASN1_UTCTIME,
  29. d2i_ASN1_UTF8STRING,
  30. d2i_ASN1_VISIBLESTRING,
  31. d2i_ASRange,
  32. d2i_AUTHORITY_INFO_ACCESS,
  33. d2i_AUTHORITY_KEYID,
  34. d2i_BASIC_CONSTRAINTS,
  35. d2i_CERTIFICATEPOLICIES,
  36. d2i_CMS_ContentInfo,
  37. d2i_CMS_ReceiptRequest,
  38. d2i_CMS_bio,
  39. d2i_CRL_DIST_POINTS,
  40. d2i_DHxparams,
  41. d2i_DIRECTORYSTRING,
  42. d2i_DISPLAYTEXT,
  43. d2i_DIST_POINT,
  44. d2i_DIST_POINT_NAME,
  45. d2i_DSAPrivateKey,
  46. d2i_DSAPrivateKey_bio,
  47. d2i_DSAPrivateKey_fp,
  48. d2i_DSAPublicKey,
  49. d2i_DSA_PUBKEY,
  50. d2i_DSA_PUBKEY_bio,
  51. d2i_DSA_PUBKEY_fp,
  52. d2i_DSA_SIG,
  53. d2i_DSAparams,
  54. d2i_ECDSA_SIG,
  55. d2i_ECPKParameters,
  56. d2i_ECParameters,
  57. d2i_ECPrivateKey,
  58. d2i_ECPrivateKey_bio,
  59. d2i_ECPrivateKey_fp,
  60. d2i_EC_PUBKEY,
  61. d2i_EC_PUBKEY_bio,
  62. d2i_EC_PUBKEY_fp,
  63. d2i_EDIPARTYNAME,
  64. d2i_ESS_CERT_ID,
  65. d2i_ESS_ISSUER_SERIAL,
  66. d2i_ESS_SIGNING_CERT,
  67. d2i_EXTENDED_KEY_USAGE,
  68. d2i_GENERAL_NAME,
  69. d2i_GENERAL_NAMES,
  70. d2i_IPAddressChoice,
  71. d2i_IPAddressFamily,
  72. d2i_IPAddressOrRange,
  73. d2i_IPAddressRange,
  74. d2i_ISSUING_DIST_POINT,
  75. d2i_NAMING_AUTHORITY,
  76. d2i_NETSCAPE_CERT_SEQUENCE,
  77. d2i_NETSCAPE_SPKAC,
  78. d2i_NETSCAPE_SPKI,
  79. d2i_NOTICEREF,
  80. d2i_OCSP_BASICRESP,
  81. d2i_OCSP_CERTID,
  82. d2i_OCSP_CERTSTATUS,
  83. d2i_OCSP_CRLID,
  84. d2i_OCSP_ONEREQ,
  85. d2i_OCSP_REQINFO,
  86. d2i_OCSP_REQUEST,
  87. d2i_OCSP_RESPBYTES,
  88. d2i_OCSP_RESPDATA,
  89. d2i_OCSP_RESPID,
  90. d2i_OCSP_RESPONSE,
  91. d2i_OCSP_REVOKEDINFO,
  92. d2i_OCSP_SERVICELOC,
  93. d2i_OCSP_SIGNATURE,
  94. d2i_OCSP_SINGLERESP,
  95. d2i_OTHERNAME,
  96. d2i_PBE2PARAM,
  97. d2i_PBEPARAM,
  98. d2i_PBKDF2PARAM,
  99. d2i_PKCS12,
  100. d2i_PKCS12_BAGS,
  101. d2i_PKCS12_MAC_DATA,
  102. d2i_PKCS12_SAFEBAG,
  103. d2i_PKCS12_bio,
  104. d2i_PKCS12_fp,
  105. d2i_PKCS7,
  106. d2i_PKCS7_DIGEST,
  107. d2i_PKCS7_ENCRYPT,
  108. d2i_PKCS7_ENC_CONTENT,
  109. d2i_PKCS7_ENVELOPE,
  110. d2i_PKCS7_ISSUER_AND_SERIAL,
  111. d2i_PKCS7_RECIP_INFO,
  112. d2i_PKCS7_SIGNED,
  113. d2i_PKCS7_SIGNER_INFO,
  114. d2i_PKCS7_SIGN_ENVELOPE,
  115. d2i_PKCS7_bio,
  116. d2i_PKCS7_fp,
  117. d2i_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO,
  118. d2i_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_bio,
  119. d2i_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_fp,
  120. d2i_PKCS8_bio,
  121. d2i_PKCS8_fp,
  122. d2i_PKEY_USAGE_PERIOD,
  123. d2i_POLICYINFO,
  124. d2i_POLICYQUALINFO,
  125. d2i_PROFESSION_INFO,
  126. d2i_PROXY_CERT_INFO_EXTENSION,
  127. d2i_PROXY_POLICY,
  128. d2i_RSAPrivateKey,
  129. d2i_RSAPrivateKey_bio,
  130. d2i_RSAPrivateKey_fp,
  131. d2i_RSAPublicKey,
  132. d2i_RSAPublicKey_bio,
  133. d2i_RSAPublicKey_fp,
  134. d2i_RSA_OAEP_PARAMS,
  135. d2i_RSA_PSS_PARAMS,
  136. d2i_RSA_PUBKEY,
  137. d2i_RSA_PUBKEY_bio,
  138. d2i_RSA_PUBKEY_fp,
  139. d2i_SCRYPT_PARAMS,
  140. d2i_SCT_LIST,
  141. d2i_SXNET,
  142. d2i_SXNETID,
  143. d2i_TS_ACCURACY,
  144. d2i_TS_MSG_IMPRINT,
  145. d2i_TS_MSG_IMPRINT_bio,
  146. d2i_TS_MSG_IMPRINT_fp,
  147. d2i_TS_REQ,
  148. d2i_TS_REQ_bio,
  149. d2i_TS_REQ_fp,
  150. d2i_TS_RESP,
  151. d2i_TS_RESP_bio,
  152. d2i_TS_RESP_fp,
  153. d2i_TS_STATUS_INFO,
  154. d2i_TS_TST_INFO,
  155. d2i_TS_TST_INFO_bio,
  156. d2i_TS_TST_INFO_fp,
  157. d2i_USERNOTICE,
  158. d2i_X509,
  159. d2i_X509_ALGOR,
  160. d2i_X509_ALGORS,
  161. d2i_X509_ATTRIBUTE,
  162. d2i_X509_CERT_AUX,
  163. d2i_X509_CINF,
  164. d2i_X509_CRL,
  165. d2i_X509_CRL_INFO,
  166. d2i_X509_CRL_bio,
  167. d2i_X509_CRL_fp,
  168. d2i_X509_EXTENSION,
  169. d2i_X509_EXTENSIONS,
  170. d2i_X509_NAME,
  171. d2i_X509_NAME_ENTRY,
  172. d2i_X509_PUBKEY,
  173. d2i_X509_REQ,
  174. d2i_X509_REQ_INFO,
  175. d2i_X509_REQ_bio,
  176. d2i_X509_REQ_fp,
  177. d2i_X509_REVOKED,
  178. d2i_X509_SIG,
  179. d2i_X509_VAL,
  180. i2d_ACCESS_DESCRIPTION,
  181. i2d_ADMISSIONS,
  182. i2d_ADMISSION_SYNTAX,
  183. i2d_ASIdOrRange,
  184. i2d_ASIdentifierChoice,
  185. i2d_ASIdentifiers,
  186. i2d_ASN1_BIT_STRING,
  187. i2d_ASN1_BMPSTRING,
  188. i2d_ASN1_ENUMERATED,
  189. i2d_ASN1_GENERALIZEDTIME,
  190. i2d_ASN1_GENERALSTRING,
  191. i2d_ASN1_IA5STRING,
  192. i2d_ASN1_INTEGER,
  193. i2d_ASN1_NULL,
  194. i2d_ASN1_OBJECT,
  195. i2d_ASN1_OCTET_STRING,
  196. i2d_ASN1_PRINTABLE,
  197. i2d_ASN1_PRINTABLESTRING,
  198. i2d_ASN1_SEQUENCE_ANY,
  199. i2d_ASN1_SET_ANY,
  200. i2d_ASN1_T61STRING,
  201. i2d_ASN1_TIME,
  202. i2d_ASN1_TYPE,
  203. i2d_ASN1_UNIVERSALSTRING,
  204. i2d_ASN1_UTCTIME,
  205. i2d_ASN1_UTF8STRING,
  206. i2d_ASN1_VISIBLESTRING,
  207. i2d_ASN1_bio_stream,
  208. i2d_ASRange,
  209. i2d_AUTHORITY_INFO_ACCESS,
  210. i2d_AUTHORITY_KEYID,
  211. i2d_BASIC_CONSTRAINTS,
  212. i2d_CERTIFICATEPOLICIES,
  213. i2d_CMS_ContentInfo,
  214. i2d_CMS_ReceiptRequest,
  215. i2d_CMS_bio,
  216. i2d_CRL_DIST_POINTS,
  217. i2d_DHxparams,
  218. i2d_DIRECTORYSTRING,
  219. i2d_DISPLAYTEXT,
  220. i2d_DIST_POINT,
  221. i2d_DIST_POINT_NAME,
  222. i2d_DSAPrivateKey,
  223. i2d_DSAPrivateKey_bio,
  224. i2d_DSAPrivateKey_fp,
  225. i2d_DSAPublicKey,
  226. i2d_DSA_PUBKEY,
  227. i2d_DSA_PUBKEY_bio,
  228. i2d_DSA_PUBKEY_fp,
  229. i2d_DSA_SIG,
  230. i2d_DSAparams,
  231. i2d_ECDSA_SIG,
  232. i2d_ECPKParameters,
  233. i2d_ECParameters,
  234. i2d_ECPrivateKey,
  235. i2d_ECPrivateKey_bio,
  236. i2d_ECPrivateKey_fp,
  237. i2d_EC_PUBKEY,
  238. i2d_EC_PUBKEY_bio,
  239. i2d_EC_PUBKEY_fp,
  240. i2d_EDIPARTYNAME,
  241. i2d_ESS_CERT_ID,
  242. i2d_ESS_ISSUER_SERIAL,
  243. i2d_ESS_SIGNING_CERT,
  244. i2d_EXTENDED_KEY_USAGE,
  245. i2d_GENERAL_NAME,
  246. i2d_GENERAL_NAMES,
  247. i2d_IPAddressChoice,
  248. i2d_IPAddressFamily,
  249. i2d_IPAddressOrRange,
  250. i2d_IPAddressRange,
  251. i2d_ISSUING_DIST_POINT,
  252. i2d_NAMING_AUTHORITY,
  253. i2d_NETSCAPE_CERT_SEQUENCE,
  254. i2d_NETSCAPE_SPKAC,
  255. i2d_NETSCAPE_SPKI,
  256. i2d_NOTICEREF,
  257. i2d_OCSP_BASICRESP,
  258. i2d_OCSP_CERTID,
  259. i2d_OCSP_CERTSTATUS,
  260. i2d_OCSP_CRLID,
  261. i2d_OCSP_ONEREQ,
  262. i2d_OCSP_REQINFO,
  263. i2d_OCSP_REQUEST,
  264. i2d_OCSP_RESPBYTES,
  265. i2d_OCSP_RESPDATA,
  266. i2d_OCSP_RESPID,
  267. i2d_OCSP_RESPONSE,
  268. i2d_OCSP_REVOKEDINFO,
  269. i2d_OCSP_SERVICELOC,
  270. i2d_OCSP_SIGNATURE,
  271. i2d_OCSP_SINGLERESP,
  272. i2d_OTHERNAME,
  273. i2d_PBE2PARAM,
  274. i2d_PBEPARAM,
  275. i2d_PBKDF2PARAM,
  276. i2d_PKCS12,
  277. i2d_PKCS12_BAGS,
  278. i2d_PKCS12_MAC_DATA,
  279. i2d_PKCS12_SAFEBAG,
  280. i2d_PKCS12_bio,
  281. i2d_PKCS12_fp,
  282. i2d_PKCS7,
  283. i2d_PKCS7_DIGEST,
  284. i2d_PKCS7_ENCRYPT,
  285. i2d_PKCS7_ENC_CONTENT,
  286. i2d_PKCS7_ENVELOPE,
  287. i2d_PKCS7_ISSUER_AND_SERIAL,
  288. i2d_PKCS7_NDEF,
  289. i2d_PKCS7_RECIP_INFO,
  290. i2d_PKCS7_SIGNED,
  291. i2d_PKCS7_SIGNER_INFO,
  292. i2d_PKCS7_SIGN_ENVELOPE,
  293. i2d_PKCS7_bio,
  294. i2d_PKCS7_fp,
  295. i2d_PKCS8PrivateKeyInfo_bio,
  296. i2d_PKCS8PrivateKeyInfo_fp,
  297. i2d_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO,
  298. i2d_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_bio,
  299. i2d_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_fp,
  300. i2d_PKCS8_bio,
  301. i2d_PKCS8_fp,
  302. i2d_PKEY_USAGE_PERIOD,
  303. i2d_POLICYINFO,
  304. i2d_POLICYQUALINFO,
  305. i2d_PROFESSION_INFO,
  306. i2d_PROXY_CERT_INFO_EXTENSION,
  307. i2d_PROXY_POLICY,
  308. i2d_RSAPrivateKey,
  309. i2d_RSAPrivateKey_bio,
  310. i2d_RSAPrivateKey_fp,
  311. i2d_RSAPublicKey,
  312. i2d_RSAPublicKey_bio,
  313. i2d_RSAPublicKey_fp,
  314. i2d_RSA_OAEP_PARAMS,
  315. i2d_RSA_PSS_PARAMS,
  316. i2d_RSA_PUBKEY,
  317. i2d_RSA_PUBKEY_bio,
  318. i2d_RSA_PUBKEY_fp,
  319. i2d_SCRYPT_PARAMS,
  320. i2d_SCT_LIST,
  321. i2d_SXNET,
  322. i2d_SXNETID,
  323. i2d_TS_ACCURACY,
  324. i2d_TS_MSG_IMPRINT,
  325. i2d_TS_MSG_IMPRINT_bio,
  326. i2d_TS_MSG_IMPRINT_fp,
  327. i2d_TS_REQ,
  328. i2d_TS_REQ_bio,
  329. i2d_TS_REQ_fp,
  330. i2d_TS_RESP,
  331. i2d_TS_RESP_bio,
  332. i2d_TS_RESP_fp,
  333. i2d_TS_STATUS_INFO,
  334. i2d_TS_TST_INFO,
  335. i2d_TS_TST_INFO_bio,
  336. i2d_TS_TST_INFO_fp,
  337. i2d_USERNOTICE,
  338. i2d_X509,
  339. i2d_X509_ALGOR,
  340. i2d_X509_ALGORS,
  341. i2d_X509_ATTRIBUTE,
  342. i2d_X509_CERT_AUX,
  343. i2d_X509_CINF,
  344. i2d_X509_CRL,
  345. i2d_X509_CRL_INFO,
  346. i2d_X509_CRL_bio,
  347. i2d_X509_CRL_fp,
  348. i2d_X509_EXTENSION,
  349. i2d_X509_EXTENSIONS,
  350. i2d_X509_NAME,
  351. i2d_X509_NAME_ENTRY,
  352. i2d_X509_PUBKEY,
  353. i2d_X509_REQ,
  354. i2d_X509_REQ_INFO,
  355. i2d_X509_REQ_bio,
  356. i2d_X509_REQ_fp,
  357. i2d_X509_REVOKED,
  358. i2d_X509_SIG,
  359. i2d_X509_VAL,
  360. - convert objects from/to ASN.1/DER representation
  361. =head1 SYNOPSIS
  362. =for comment generic
  363. TYPE *d2i_TYPE(TYPE **a, const unsigned char **ppin, long length);
  364. TYPE *d2i_TYPE_bio(BIO *bp, TYPE **a);
  365. TYPE *d2i_TYPE_fp(FILE *fp, TYPE **a);
  366. int i2d_TYPE(TYPE *a, unsigned char **ppout);
  367. int i2d_TYPE_fp(FILE *fp, TYPE *a);
  368. int i2d_TYPE_bio(BIO *bp, TYPE *a);
  369. =head1 DESCRIPTION
  370. In the description here, I<TYPE> is used a placeholder
  371. for any of the OpenSSL datatypes, such as I<X509_CRL>.
  372. The function parameters I<ppin> and I<ppout> are generally
  373. either both named I<pp> in the headers, or I<in> and I<out>.
  374. These functions convert OpenSSL objects to and from their ASN.1/DER
  375. encoding. Unlike the C structures which can have pointers to sub-objects
  376. within, the DER is a serialized encoding, suitable for sending over the
  377. network, writing to a file, and so on.
  378. d2i_TYPE() attempts to decode B<len> bytes at B<*ppin>. If successful a
  379. pointer to the B<TYPE> structure is returned and B<*ppin> is incremented to
  380. the byte following the parsed data. If B<a> is not B<NULL> then a pointer
  381. to the returned structure is also written to B<*a>. If an error occurred
  382. then B<NULL> is returned.
  383. On a successful return, if B<*a> is not B<NULL> then it is assumed that B<*a>
  384. contains a valid B<TYPE> structure and an attempt is made to reuse it. This
  385. "reuse" capability is present for historical compatibility but its use is
  386. B<strongly discouraged> (see BUGS below, and the discussion in the RETURN
  387. VALUES section).
  388. d2i_TYPE_bio() is similar to d2i_TYPE() except it attempts
  389. to parse data from BIO B<bp>.
  390. d2i_TYPE_fp() is similar to d2i_TYPE() except it attempts
  391. to parse data from FILE pointer B<fp>.
  392. i2d_TYPE() encodes the structure pointed to by B<a> into DER format.
  393. If B<ppout> is not B<NULL>, it writes the DER encoded data to the buffer
  394. at B<*ppout>, and increments it to point after the data just written.
  395. If the return value is negative an error occurred, otherwise it
  396. returns the length of the encoded data.
  397. If B<*ppout> is B<NULL> memory will be allocated for a buffer and the encoded
  398. data written to it. In this case B<*ppout> is not incremented and it points
  399. to the start of the data just written.
  400. i2d_TYPE_bio() is similar to i2d_TYPE() except it writes
  401. the encoding of the structure B<a> to BIO B<bp> and it
  402. returns 1 for success and 0 for failure.
  403. i2d_TYPE_fp() is similar to i2d_TYPE() except it writes
  404. the encoding of the structure B<a> to BIO B<bp> and it
  405. returns 1 for success and 0 for failure.
  406. These routines do not encrypt private keys and therefore offer no
  407. security; use L<PEM_write_PrivateKey(3)> or similar for writing to files.
  408. =head1 NOTES
  409. The letters B<i> and B<d> in B<i2d_TYPE> stand for
  410. "internal" (that is, an internal C structure) and "DER" respectively.
  411. So B<i2d_TYPE> converts from internal to DER.
  412. The functions can also understand B<BER> forms.
  413. The actual TYPE structure passed to i2d_TYPE() must be a valid
  414. populated B<TYPE> structure -- it B<cannot> simply be fed with an
  415. empty structure such as that returned by TYPE_new().
  416. The encoded data is in binary form and may contain embedded zeros.
  417. Therefore, any FILE pointers or BIOs should be opened in binary mode.
  418. Functions such as strlen() will B<not> return the correct length
  419. of the encoded structure.
  420. The ways that B<*ppin> and B<*ppout> are incremented after the operation
  421. can trap the unwary. See the B<WARNINGS> section for some common
  422. errors.
  423. The reason for this-auto increment behaviour is to reflect a typical
  424. usage of ASN1 functions: after one structure is encoded or decoded
  425. another will be processed after it.
  426. The following points about the data types might be useful:
  427. =over 4
  428. =item B<ASN1_OBJECT>
  429. Represents an ASN1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER.
  430. =item B<DHparams>
  431. Represents a PKCS#3 DH parameters structure.
  432. =item B<DHxparams>
  433. Represents an ANSI X9.42 DH parameters structure.
  434. =item B<DSA_PUBKEY>
  435. Represents a DSA public key using a B<SubjectPublicKeyInfo> structure.
  436. =item B<DSAPublicKey, DSAPrivateKey>
  437. Use a non-standard OpenSSL format and should be avoided; use B<DSA_PUBKEY>,
  438. B<PEM_write_PrivateKey(3)>, or similar instead.
  439. =item B<ECDSA_SIG>
  440. Represents an ECDSA signature.
  441. =item B<RSAPublicKey>
  442. Represents a PKCS#1 RSA public key structure.
  443. =item B<X509_ALGOR>
  444. Represents an B<AlgorithmIdentifier> structure as used in IETF RFC 6960 and
  445. elsewhere.
  446. =item B<X509_Name>
  447. Represents a B<Name> type as used for subject and issuer names in
  448. IETF RFC 6960 and elsewhere.
  449. =item B<X509_REQ>
  450. Represents a PKCS#10 certificate request.
  451. =item B<X509_SIG>
  452. Represents the B<DigestInfo> structure defined in PKCS#1 and PKCS#7.
  453. =back
  454. =head1 RETURN VALUES
  455. d2i_TYPE(), d2i_TYPE_bio() and d2i_TYPE_fp() return a valid B<TYPE> structure
  456. or B<NULL> if an error occurs. If the "reuse" capability has been used with
  457. a valid structure being passed in via B<a>, then the object is freed in
  458. the event of error and B<*a> is set to NULL.
  459. i2d_TYPE() returns the number of bytes successfully encoded or a negative
  460. value if an error occurs.
  461. i2d_TYPE_bio() and i2d_TYPE_fp() return 1 for success and 0 if an error
  462. occurs.
  463. =head1 EXAMPLES
  464. Allocate and encode the DER encoding of an X509 structure:
  465. int len;
  466. unsigned char *buf;
  467. buf = NULL;
  468. len = i2d_X509(x, &buf);
  469. if (len < 0)
  470. /* error */
  471. Attempt to decode a buffer:
  472. X509 *x;
  473. unsigned char *buf;
  474. const unsigned char *p;
  475. int len;
  476. /* Set up buf and len to point to the input buffer. */
  477. p = buf;
  478. x = d2i_X509(NULL, &p, len);
  479. if (x == NULL)
  480. /* error */
  481. Alternative technique:
  482. X509 *x;
  483. unsigned char *buf;
  484. const unsigned char *p;
  485. int len;
  486. /* Set up buf and len to point to the input buffer. */
  487. p = buf;
  488. x = NULL;
  489. if (d2i_X509(&x, &p, len) == NULL)
  490. /* error */
  491. =head1 WARNINGS
  492. Using a temporary variable is mandatory. A common
  493. mistake is to attempt to use a buffer directly as follows:
  494. int len;
  495. unsigned char *buf;
  496. len = i2d_X509(x, NULL);
  497. buf = OPENSSL_malloc(len);
  498. ...
  499. i2d_X509(x, &buf);
  500. ...
  501. OPENSSL_free(buf);
  502. This code will result in B<buf> apparently containing garbage because
  503. it was incremented after the call to point after the data just written.
  504. Also B<buf> will no longer contain the pointer allocated by OPENSSL_malloc()
  505. and the subsequent call to OPENSSL_free() is likely to crash.
  506. Another trap to avoid is misuse of the B<a> argument to d2i_TYPE():
  507. X509 *x;
  508. if (d2i_X509(&x, &p, len) == NULL)
  509. /* error */
  510. This will probably crash somewhere in d2i_X509(). The reason for this
  511. is that the variable B<x> is uninitialized and an attempt will be made to
  512. interpret its (invalid) value as an B<X509> structure, typically causing
  513. a segmentation violation. If B<x> is set to NULL first then this will not
  514. happen.
  515. =head1 BUGS
  516. In some versions of OpenSSL the "reuse" behaviour of d2i_TYPE() when
  517. B<*a> is valid is broken and some parts of the reused structure may
  518. persist if they are not present in the new one. Additionally, in versions of
  519. OpenSSL prior to 1.1.0, when the "reuse" behaviour is used and an error occurs
  520. the behaviour is inconsistent. Some functions behaved as described here, while
  521. some did not free B<*a> on error and did not set B<*a> to NULL.
  522. As a result of the above issues the "reuse" behaviour is strongly discouraged.
  523. i2d_TYPE() will not return an error in many versions of OpenSSL,
  524. if mandatory fields are not initialized due to a programming error
  525. then the encoded structure may contain invalid data or omit the
  526. fields entirely and will not be parsed by d2i_TYPE(). This may be
  527. fixed in future so code should not assume that i2d_TYPE() will
  528. always succeed.
  529. Any function which encodes a structure (i2d_TYPE(),
  530. i2d_TYPE() or i2d_TYPE()) may return a stale encoding if the
  531. structure has been modified after deserialization or previous
  532. serialization. This is because some objects cache the encoding for
  533. efficiency reasons.
  534. =head1 COPYRIGHT
  535. Copyright 1998-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
  536. Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use
  537. this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
  538. in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
  539. L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
  540. =cut