(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
openssl_x509_checkpurpose — Verifies if a certificate can be used for a particular purpose
$certificate,$purpose,$ca_info = [],$untrusted_certificates_file = null
openssl_x509_checkpurpose() examines a certificate to
see if it can be used for the specified purpose.
certificateThe examined certificate.
purpose
| Constant | Description |
|---|---|
| X509_PURPOSE_SSL_CLIENT | Can the certificate be used for the client side of an SSL connection? |
| X509_PURPOSE_SSL_SERVER | Can the certificate be used for the server side of an SSL connection? |
| X509_PURPOSE_NS_SSL_SERVER | Can the cert be used for Netscape SSL server? |
| X509_PURPOSE_SMIME_SIGN | Can the cert be used to sign S/MIME email? |
| X509_PURPOSE_SMIME_ENCRYPT | Can the cert be used to encrypt S/MIME email? |
| X509_PURPOSE_CRL_SIGN | Can the cert be used to sign a certificate revocation list (CRL)? |
| X509_PURPOSE_ANY | Can the cert be used for Any/All purposes? |
ca_info
ca_info should be an array of trusted CA files/dirs
as described in Certificate
Verification.
untrusted_certificates_fileIf specified, this should be the name of a PEM encoded file holding certificates that can be used to help verify the certificate, although no trust is placed in the certificates that come from that file.
Returns true if the certificate can be used for the intended purpose,
false if it cannot, or -1 on error.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 |
certificate accepts an OpenSSLCertificate instance now;
previously, a resource of type OpenSSL X.509 was accepted.
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| 8.0.0 |
untrusted_certificates_file is nullable now.
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