OPENSSL_config¶

NAME¶

OPENSSL_config, OPENSSL_no_config - simple OpenSSL configuration functions

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <openssl/conf.h>

The following functions have been deprecated since OpenSSL 1.1.0, and can be hidden entirely by defining OPENSSL_API_COMPAT with a suitable version value, see openssl_user_macros(7):

void OPENSSL_config(const char *appname);
void OPENSSL_no_config(void);

DESCRIPTION¶

OPENSSL_config() configures OpenSSL using the standard openssl.cnf and reads from the application section appname. If appname is NULL then the default section, openssl_conf, will be used. Errors are silently ignored. Multiple calls have no effect.

OPENSSL_no_config() disables configuration. If called before OPENSSL_config() no configuration takes place.

If the application is built with OPENSSL_LOAD_CONF defined, then a call to OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms() will implicitly call OPENSSL_config() first.

NOTES¶

The OPENSSL_config() function is designed to be a very simple "call it and forget it" function. It is however much better than nothing. Applications which need finer control over their configuration functionality should use the configuration functions such as CONF_modules_load() directly. This function is deprecated and its use should be avoided. Applications should instead call CONF_modules_load() during initialization (that is before starting any threads).

ENVIRONMENT¶

OPENSSL_CONF
The path to the config file. Ignored in set-user-ID and set-group-ID programs.

RETURN VALUES¶

Neither OPENSSL_config() nor OPENSSL_no_config() return a value.

HISTORY¶

The OPENSSL_no_config() and OPENSSL_config() functions were deprecated in OpenSSL 1.1.0 by OPENSSL_init_crypto().

COPYRIGHT¶

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 https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html.