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=head1 NAME
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SMIME_read_PKCS7 - parse S/MIME message.
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=head1 SYNOPSIS
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2006-05-14 11:28:00 +00:00
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#include <openssl/pkcs7.h>
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PKCS7 *SMIME_read_PKCS7(BIO *in, BIO **bcont);
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2002-10-09 12:06:12 +00:00
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=head1 DESCRIPTION
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SMIME_read_PKCS7() parses a message in S/MIME format.
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B<in> is a BIO to read the message from.
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If cleartext signing is used then the content is saved in
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a memory bio which is written to B<*bcont>, otherwise
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B<*bcont> is set to B<NULL>.
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The parsed PKCS#7 structure is returned or B<NULL> if an
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error occurred.
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=head1 NOTES
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If B<*bcont> is not B<NULL> then the message is clear text
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signed. B<*bcont> can then be passed to PKCS7_verify() with
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the B<PKCS7_DETACHED> flag set.
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Otherwise the type of the returned structure can be determined
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using PKCS7_type().
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To support future functionality if B<bcont> is not B<NULL>
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B<*bcont> should be initialized to B<NULL>. For example:
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BIO *cont = NULL;
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PKCS7 *p7;
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p7 = SMIME_read_PKCS7(in, &cont);
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=head1 BUGS
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The MIME parser used by SMIME_read_PKCS7() is somewhat primitive.
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While it will handle most S/MIME messages more complex compound
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formats may not work.
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The parser assumes that the PKCS7 structure is always base64
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encoded and will not handle the case where it is in binary format
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or uses quoted printable format.
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The use of a memory BIO to hold the signed content limits the size
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of message which can be processed due to memory restraints: a
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streaming single pass option should be available.
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=head1 RETURN VALUES
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SMIME_read_PKCS7() returns a valid B<PKCS7> structure or B<NULL>
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is an error occurred. The error can be obtained from ERR_get_error(3).
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=head1 SEE ALSO
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L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>, L<PKCS7_type(3)|PKCS7_type(3)>
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L<SMIME_read_PKCS7(3)|SMIME_read_PKCS7(3)>, L<PKCS7_sign(3)|PKCS7_sign(3)>,
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L<PKCS7_verify(3)|PKCS7_verify(3)>, L<PKCS7_encrypt(3)|PKCS7_encrypt(3)>
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L<PKCS7_decrypt(3)|PKCS7_decrypt(3)>
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=head1 HISTORY
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SMIME_read_PKCS7() was added to OpenSSL 0.9.5
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=cut
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