ssl::stream::set_verify_callback (1 of 2 overloads)

Set the callback used to verify peer certificates.

template<
    typename VerifyCallback>
void set_verify_callback(
    VerifyCallback callback);

This function is used to specify a callback function that will be called by the implementation when it needs to verify a peer certificate.

Parameters

callback

The function object to be used for verifying a certificate. The function signature of the handler must be:

bool verify_callback(
  bool preverified, // True if the certificate passed pre-verification.
  verify_context& ctx // The peer certificate and other context.
);

The return value of the callback is true if the certificate has passed verification, false otherwise.

Exceptions

asio::system_error: Thrown on failure.

Remarks

Calls SSL_set_verify.