Re: [openssl-users] Meaning of OCSP_NOEXPLICIT for OCSP_basic_verify()

2015-02-24 Thread Stephan Mühlstrasser
Am 24.02.2015 um 16:19 schrieb Salz, Rich: As there is no documentation and as noone seems to know the meaning of the -no_explicit for "openssl ocsp", should I file a documentation defect in RT for that? yes, please. Never mind, Stephen already fixed the doc in master :) Sorry, I sent alrea

Re: [openssl-users] Meaning of OCSP_NOEXPLICIT for OCSP_basic_verify()

2015-02-24 Thread Dr. Stephen Henson
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015, Stephan M?hlstrasser wrote: > > Do I understand it correctly then that "a local configuration of > OCSP signing authority" here means that it is a deliberate choice > inside OpenSSL itself to look for the OCSPSigning flag in the > extended key usage of the root CA, although

Re: [openssl-users] Meaning of OCSP_NOEXPLICIT for OCSP_basic_verify()

2015-02-24 Thread Stephan Mühlstrasser
Am 24.02.15 um 14:47 schrieb Dr. Stephen Henson: If the responder root CA is set to be trusted for OCSP signing then it can be used to sign OCSP responses for any certificate (aka a global responder). This comes under: 1. Matches a local configuration of OCSP signing authority for the c

Re: [openssl-users] Meaning of OCSP_NOEXPLICIT for OCSP_basic_verify()

2015-02-24 Thread Salz, Rich
> > As there is no documentation and as noone seems to know the meaning of > > the -no_explicit for "openssl ocsp", should I file a documentation > > defect in RT for that? > > yes, please. Never mind, Stephen already fixed the doc in master :) ___ ope

Re: [openssl-users] Meaning of OCSP_NOEXPLICIT for OCSP_basic_verify()

2015-02-24 Thread Salz, Rich
> As there is no documentation and as noone seems to know the meaning of > the -no_explicit for "openssl ocsp", should I file a documentation defect in > RT > for that? yes, please. ___ openssl-users mailing list To unsubscribe: https://mta.openssl.org/

Re: [openssl-users] Meaning of OCSP_NOEXPLICIT for OCSP_basic_verify()

2015-02-24 Thread Dr. Stephen Henson
On Wed, Feb 18, 2015, Stephan M?hlstrasser wrote: > > What is the meaning of setting the OCSP_NOEXPLICIT flag resp. using > the "-no_explicit" command line option. What exactly is checked by > the X509_check_trust() call above with respect to the relevant RFCs? > If the responder root CA is set

Re: [openssl-users] Meaning of OCSP_NOEXPLICIT for OCSP_basic_verify()

2015-02-24 Thread Stephan Mühlstrasser
Am 18.02.15 um 13:19 schrieb Stephan Mühlstrasser: Unfortunately the "-no_explicit" command line option is not documented: https://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/ocsp.html What is the meaning of setting the OCSP_NOEXPLICIT flag resp. using the "-no_explicit" command line option. What exactly is che

[openssl-users] Meaning of OCSP_NOEXPLICIT for OCSP_basic_verify()

2015-02-18 Thread Stephan Mühlstrasser
Hi, I have a question about the behavior of OCSP_basic_verify() and the meaning of the OCSP_NOEXPLICIT flag. The OCSP_basic_verify() function is the only place where this flag has an effect in the whole OpenSSL source, and in the "openssl ocsp" application it can be set with the "-no_explicit