SSL_GET_CERTIFICATE(3) Library Functions Manual SSL_GET_CERTIFICATE(3) NAME SSL_get_certificate, SSL_get_privatekey - get SSL certificate and private key SYNOPSIS #include X509 * SSL_get_certificate(const SSL *ssl); EVP_PKEY * SSL_get_privatekey(const SSL *ssl); DESCRIPTION These functions retrieve certificate and key data from an SSL object. They return internal pointers that must not be freed by the application program. RETURN VALUES SSL_get_certificate() returns the active X.509 certificate currently used by ssl or NULL if none is active. SSL_get_privatekey() returns the active private key currently used by ssl or NULL if none is active. SEE ALSO ssl(3), SSL_check_private_key(3), SSL_use_certificate(3) HISTORY SSL_get_certificate() first appeared in SSLeay 0.5.2a. SSL_get_privatekey() first appeared in SSLeay 0.8.0. Both functions have been available since OpenBSD 2.4. Linux 6.8.7-arch1-1 June 12, 2019 Linux 6.8.7-arch1-1