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.IX Title "CONF_MODULES_LOAD_FILE 3ssl"
.TH CONF_MODULES_LOAD_FILE 3ssl 2024-01-30 3.2.1 OpenSSL
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.nh
.SH NAME
CONF_get1_default_config_file,
CONF_modules_load_file_ex, CONF_modules_load_file, CONF_modules_load
\&\- OpenSSL configuration functions
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 1
\& #include <openssl/conf.h>
\&
\& char *CONF_get1_default_config_file(void);
\& int CONF_modules_load_file_ex(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx, const char *filename,
\& const char *appname, unsigned long flags);
\& int CONF_modules_load_file(const char *filename, const char *appname,
\& unsigned long flags);
\& int CONF_modules_load(const CONF *cnf, const char *appname,
\& unsigned long flags);
.Ve
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
The function \fBCONF_get1_default_config_file()\fR determines the default
configuration file pathname as follows.
If the \fBOPENSSL_CONF\fR environment variable is set its value is returned.
Else the function returns the path obtained using
\&\fBX509_get_default_cert_area\fR\|(3) with the filename \f(CW"openssl.cnf"\fR appended.
The caller is responsible for freeing any string returned.
.PP
The function \fBCONF_modules_load_file_ex()\fR configures OpenSSL using
library context \fBlibctx\fR file \fBfilename\fR and application name \fBappname\fR.
If \fBfilename\fR is NULL the standard OpenSSL configuration file is used
as determined by calling \fBCONF_get1_default_config_file()\fR.
If \fBappname\fR is NULL the standard OpenSSL application name \fBopenssl_conf\fR is
used.
The behaviour can be customized using \fBflags\fR. Note that, the error suppressing
can be overridden by \fBconfig_diagnostics\fR as described in \fBconfig\fR\|(5).
.PP
\&\fBCONF_modules_load_file()\fR is the same as \fBCONF_modules_load_file_ex()\fR but
has a NULL library context.
.PP
\&\fBCONF_modules_load()\fR is identical to \fBCONF_modules_load_file()\fR except it
reads configuration information from \fBcnf\fR.
.SH NOTES
.IX Header "NOTES"
The following \fBflags\fR are currently recognized:
.PP
If \fBCONF_MFLAGS_IGNORE_ERRORS\fR is set errors returned by individual
configuration modules are ignored. If not set the first module error is
considered fatal and no further modules are loaded.
.PP
Normally any modules errors will add error information to the error queue. If
\&\fBCONF_MFLAGS_SILENT\fR is set no error information is added.
.PP
If \fBCONF_MFLAGS_IGNORE_RETURN_CODES\fR is set the function unconditionally
returns success.
This is used by default in \fBOPENSSL_init_crypto\fR\|(3) to ignore any errors in
the default system-wide configuration file, as having all OpenSSL applications
fail to start when there are potentially minor issues in the file is too risky.
Applications calling \fBCONF_modules_load_file_ex\fR explicitly should not
generally set this flag.
.PP
If \fBCONF_MFLAGS_NO_DSO\fR is set configuration module loading from DSOs is
disabled.
.PP
\&\fBCONF_MFLAGS_IGNORE_MISSING_FILE\fR if set will make \fBCONF_load_modules_file()\fR
ignore missing configuration files. Normally a missing configuration file
return an error.
.PP
\&\fBCONF_MFLAGS_DEFAULT_SECTION\fR if set and \fBappname\fR is not NULL will use the
default section pointed to by \fBopenssl_conf\fR if \fBappname\fR does not exist.
.PP
By using \fBCONF_modules_load_file_ex()\fR with appropriate flags an
application can customise application configuration to best suit its needs.
In some cases the use of a configuration file is optional and its absence is not
an error: in this case \fBCONF_MFLAGS_IGNORE_MISSING_FILE\fR would be set.
.PP
Errors during configuration may also be handled differently by different
applications. For example in some cases an error may simply print out a warning
message and the application continue. In other cases an application might
consider a configuration file error as fatal and exit immediately.
.PP
Applications can use the \fBCONF_modules_load()\fR function if they wish to load a
configuration file themselves and have finer control over how errors are
treated.
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
.IX Header "RETURN VALUES"
These functions return 1 for success and a zero or negative value for
failure. If module errors are not ignored the return code will reflect the
return value of the failing module (this will always be zero or negative).
.SH EXAMPLES
.IX Header "EXAMPLES"
Load a configuration file and print out any errors and exit (missing file
considered fatal):
.PP
.Vb 5
\& if (CONF_modules_load_file_ex(libctx, NULL, NULL, 0) <= 0) {
\& fprintf(stderr, "FATAL: error loading configuration file\en");
\& ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
\& exit(1);
\& }
.Ve
.PP
Load default configuration file using the section indicated by "myapp",
tolerate missing files, but exit on other errors:
.PP
.Vb 6
\& if (CONF_modules_load_file_ex(NULL, NULL, "myapp",
\& CONF_MFLAGS_IGNORE_MISSING_FILE) <= 0) {
\& fprintf(stderr, "FATAL: error loading configuration file\en");
\& ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
\& exit(1);
\& }
.Ve
.PP
Load custom configuration file and section, only print warnings on error,
missing configuration file ignored:
.PP
.Vb 5
\& if (CONF_modules_load_file_ex(NULL, "/something/app.cnf", "myapp",
\& CONF_MFLAGS_IGNORE_MISSING_FILE) <= 0) {
\& fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: error loading configuration file\en");
\& ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
\& }
.Ve
.PP
Load and parse configuration file manually, custom error handling:
.PP
.Vb 3
\& FILE *fp;
\& CONF *cnf = NULL;
\& long eline;
\&
\& fp = fopen("/somepath/app.cnf", "r");
\& if (fp == NULL) {
\& fprintf(stderr, "Error opening configuration file\en");
\& /* Other missing configuration file behaviour */
\& } else {
\& cnf = NCONF_new_ex(libctx, NULL);
\& if (NCONF_load_fp(cnf, fp, &eline) == 0) {
\& fprintf(stderr, "Error on line %ld of configuration file\en", eline);
\& ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
\& /* Other malformed configuration file behaviour */
\& } else if (CONF_modules_load(cnf, "appname", 0) <= 0) {
\& fprintf(stderr, "Error configuring application\en");
\& ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
\& /* Other configuration error behaviour */
\& }
\& fclose(fp);
\& NCONF_free(cnf);
\& }
.Ve
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fBconfig\fR\|(5),
\&\fBOPENSSL_config\fR\|(3),
\&\fBNCONF_new_ex\fR\|(3)
.SH COPYRIGHT
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright 2004\-2022 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
.PP
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>.
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