openssl/doc/man3/OCSP_sendreq_new.pod
Dr. David von Oheimb 29f178bddf Generalize the HTTP client so far implemented mostly in crypto/ocsp/ocsp_ht.c
The new client has become an independent libcrpyto module in crypto/http/ and
* can handle any types of requests and responses (ASN.1-encoded and plain)
* does not include potentially busy loops when waiting for responses but
* makes use of a new timeout mechanism integrated with socket-based BIO
* supports the use of HTTP proxies and TLS, including HTTPS over proxies
* supports HTTP redirection via codes 301 and 302 for GET requests
* returns more useful diagnostics in various error situations
Also adapts - and strongly simplifies - hitherto uses of HTTP in crypto/ocsp/,
crypto/x509/x_all.c, apps/lib/apps.c, and apps/{ocsp,s_client,s_server}.c

Reviewed-by: Matt Caswell <matt@openssl.org>
Reviewed-by: David von Oheimb <david.von.oheimb@siemens.com>
(Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/10667)
2020-02-10 16:49:37 +01:00

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=pod
=head1 NAME
OCSP_sendreq_new, OCSP_sendreq_nbio, OCSP_REQ_CTX_free,
OCSP_set_max_response_length, OCSP_REQ_CTX_add1_header,
OCSP_REQ_CTX_set1_req, OCSP_sendreq_bio - OCSP responder query functions
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/ocsp.h>
OCSP_REQ_CTX *OCSP_sendreq_new(BIO *io, const char *path,
OCSP_REQUEST *req, int maxline);
int OCSP_sendreq_nbio(OCSP_RESPONSE **presp, OCSP_REQ_CTX *rctx);
void OCSP_REQ_CTX_free(OCSP_REQ_CTX *rctx);
void OCSP_set_max_response_length(OCSP_REQ_CTX *rctx,
unsigned long len);
int OCSP_REQ_CTX_add1_header(OCSP_REQ_CTX *rctx,
const char *name, const char *value);
int OCSP_REQ_CTX_set1_req(OCSP_REQ_CTX *rctx, const OCSP_REQUEST *req);
OCSP_RESPONSE *OCSP_sendreq_bio(BIO *io, const char *path, OCSP_REQUEST *req);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
The function OCSP_sendreq_new() returns an B<OCSP_CTX> structure using the
responder B<io>, the URL path B<path>, the OCSP request B<req> and with a
response header maximum line length of B<maxline>. If B<maxline> is zero a
default value of 4k is used. The OCSP request B<req> may be set to B<NULL>
and provided later if required.
OCSP_sendreq_nbio() performs I/O on the OCSP request context B<rctx>.
When the operation is complete it returns the response in B<*presp>.
OCSP_REQ_CTX_free() frees up the OCSP context B<rctx>.
OCSP_set_max_response_length() sets the maximum response length
for B<rctx> to B<len>. If the response exceeds this length an error occurs.
If not set a default value of 100k is used.
OCSP_REQ_CTX_add1_header() adds header B<name> with value B<value> to the
context B<rctx>. It can be called more than once to add multiple headers.
It B<MUST> be called before any calls to OCSP_sendreq_nbio(). The B<req>
parameter in the initial to OCSP_sendreq_new() call MUST be set to B<NULL> if
additional headers are set.
OCSP_REQ_CTX_set1_req() sets the OCSP request in B<rctx> to B<req>. This
function should be called after any calls to OCSP_REQ_CTX_add1_header().
OCSP_sendreq_bio() performs an OCSP request using the responder B<io>, the URL
path B<path>, the OCSP request B<req> and with a response header maximum line
length 4k. It waits indefinitely on a response.
=head1 RETURN VALUES
OCSP_sendreq_new() returns a valid B<OCSP_REQ_CTX> structure or B<NULL>
if an error occurred.
OCSP_sendreq_nbio(), OCSP_REQ_CTX_add1_header() and OCSP_REQ_CTX_set1_req()
return B<1> for success and B<0> for failure.
OCSP_sendreq_bio() returns the B<OCSP_RESPONSE> structure sent by the
responder or B<NULL> if an error occurred.
OCSP_REQ_CTX_free() and OCSP_set_max_response_length()
do not return values.
=head1 NOTES
These functions only perform a minimal HTTP query to a responder. If an
application wishes to support more advanced features it should use an
alternative more complete HTTP library.
Currently only HTTP POST queries to responders are supported.
The arguments to OCSP_sendreq_new() correspond to the components of the URL.
For example if the responder URL is B<http://ocsp.com/ocspreq> the BIO
B<io> should be connected to host B<ocsp.com> on port 80 and B<path>
should be set to B<"/ocspreq">
The headers added with OCSP_REQ_CTX_add1_header() are of the form
"B<name>: B<value>" or just "B<name>" if B<value> is B<NULL>. So to add
a Host header for B<ocsp.com> you would call:
OCSP_REQ_CTX_add1_header(ctx, "Host", "ocsp.com");
OCSP_sendreq_bio() does not support timeout nor setting extra headers.
It is retained for compatibility.
Better use B<OCSP_sendreq_nbio()> instead.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<crypto(7)>,
L<OCSP_cert_to_id(3)>,
L<OCSP_request_add1_nonce(3)>,
L<OCSP_REQUEST_new(3)>,
L<OCSP_resp_find_status(3)>,
L<OCSP_response_status(3)>
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2015-2016 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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