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.IX Title "X509V3_GET_EXT_BY_NID 3ossl"
.TH X509V3_GET_EXT_BY_NID 3ossl 2025-09-16 3.5.3 OpenSSL
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.SH NAME
X509v3_get_ext_count, X509v3_get_ext, X509v3_get_ext_by_NID,
X509v3_get_ext_by_OBJ, X509v3_get_ext_by_critical, X509v3_delete_ext,
X509v3_add_ext, X509v3_add_extensions, X509_get_ext_count, X509_get_ext,
X509_get_ext_by_NID, X509_get_ext_by_OBJ, X509_get_ext_by_critical,
X509_delete_ext, X509_add_ext, X509_CRL_get_ext_count, X509_CRL_get_ext,
X509_CRL_get_ext_by_NID, X509_CRL_get_ext_by_OBJ, X509_CRL_get_ext_by_critical,
X509_CRL_delete_ext, X509_CRL_add_ext, X509_REVOKED_get_ext_count,
X509_REVOKED_get_ext, X509_REVOKED_get_ext_by_NID, X509_REVOKED_get_ext_by_OBJ,
X509_REVOKED_get_ext_by_critical, X509_REVOKED_delete_ext,
X509_REVOKED_add_ext \- extension stack utility functions
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 1
\& #include <openssl/x509.h>
\&
\& int X509v3_get_ext_count(const STACK_OF(X509_EXTENSION) *x);
\& X509_EXTENSION *X509v3_get_ext(const STACK_OF(X509_EXTENSION) *x, int loc);
\&
\& int X509v3_get_ext_by_NID(const STACK_OF(X509_EXTENSION) *x,
\& int nid, int lastpos);
\& int X509v3_get_ext_by_OBJ(const STACK_OF(X509_EXTENSION) *x,
\& const ASN1_OBJECT *obj, int lastpos);
\& int X509v3_get_ext_by_critical(const STACK_OF(X509_EXTENSION) *x,
\& int crit, int lastpos);
\& X509_EXTENSION *X509v3_delete_ext(STACK_OF(X509_EXTENSION) *x, int loc);
\& STACK_OF(X509_EXTENSION) *X509v3_add_ext(STACK_OF(X509_EXTENSION) **x,
\& X509_EXTENSION *ex, int loc);
\& STACK_OF(X509_EXTENSION)
\& *X509v3_add_extensions(STACK_OF(X509_EXTENSION) **target,
\& const STACK_OF(X509_EXTENSION) *exts);
\&
\& int X509_get_ext_count(const X509 *x);
\& X509_EXTENSION *X509_get_ext(const X509 *x, int loc);
\& int X509_get_ext_by_NID(const X509 *x, int nid, int lastpos);
\& int X509_get_ext_by_OBJ(const X509 *x, const ASN1_OBJECT *obj, int lastpos);
\& int X509_get_ext_by_critical(const X509 *x, int crit, int lastpos);
\& X509_EXTENSION *X509_delete_ext(X509 *x, int loc);
\& int X509_add_ext(X509 *x, X509_EXTENSION *ex, int loc);
\&
\& int X509_CRL_get_ext_count(const X509_CRL *x);
\& X509_EXTENSION *X509_CRL_get_ext(const X509_CRL *x, int loc);
\& int X509_CRL_get_ext_by_NID(const X509_CRL *x, int nid, int lastpos);
\& int X509_CRL_get_ext_by_OBJ(const X509_CRL *x, const ASN1_OBJECT *obj,
\& int lastpos);
\& int X509_CRL_get_ext_by_critical(const X509_CRL *x, int crit, int lastpos);
\& X509_EXTENSION *X509_CRL_delete_ext(X509_CRL *x, int loc);
\& int X509_CRL_add_ext(X509_CRL *x, X509_EXTENSION *ex, int loc);
\&
\& int X509_REVOKED_get_ext_count(const X509_REVOKED *x);
\& X509_EXTENSION *X509_REVOKED_get_ext(const X509_REVOKED *x, int loc);
\& int X509_REVOKED_get_ext_by_NID(const X509_REVOKED *x, int nid, int lastpos);
\& int X509_REVOKED_get_ext_by_OBJ(const X509_REVOKED *x, const ASN1_OBJECT *obj,
\& int lastpos);
\& int X509_REVOKED_get_ext_by_critical(const X509_REVOKED *x, int crit, int lastpos);
\& X509_EXTENSION *X509_REVOKED_delete_ext(X509_REVOKED *x, int loc);
\& int X509_REVOKED_add_ext(X509_REVOKED *x, X509_EXTENSION *ex, int loc);
.Ve
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
\&\fBX509v3_get_ext_count()\fR retrieves the number of extensions in \fIx\fR.
.PP
\&\fBX509v3_get_ext()\fR retrieves extension \fIloc\fR from \fIx\fR. The index \fIloc\fR
can take any value from 0 to X509_get_ext_count(\fIx\fR) \- 1. The returned
extension is an internal pointer which \fBMUST NOT\fR be freed by the
application.
.PP
\&\fBX509v3_get_ext_by_NID()\fR and \fBX509v3_get_ext_by_OBJ()\fR look for an extension
with \fInid\fR or \fIobj\fR from extension STACK \fIx\fR. The search starts from the
extension after \fIlastpos\fR or from the beginning if \fIlastpos\fR is \-1. If
the extension is found, its index is returned, otherwise \-1 is returned.
.PP
\&\fBX509v3_get_ext_by_critical()\fR is similar to \fBX509v3_get_ext_by_NID()\fR except it
looks for an extension of criticality \fIcrit\fR. A zero value for \fIcrit\fR
looks for a non-critical extension. A nonzero value looks for a critical
extension.
.PP
\&\fBX509v3_delete_ext()\fR deletes the extension with index \fIloc\fR from \fIx\fR.
The deleted extension is returned and must be freed by the caller.
If \fIloc\fR is an invalid index value, NULL is returned.
.PP
\&\fBX509v3_add_ext()\fR inserts extension \fIex\fR to STACK \fI*x\fR at position \fIloc\fR.
If \fIloc\fR is \-1, the new extension is added to the end.
A new STACK is allocated if \fI*x\fR is NULL.
The passed extension \fIex\fR is duplicated so it must be freed after use.
.PP
\&\fBX509v3_add_extensions()\fR adds the list of extensions \fIexts\fR to STACK \fI*target\fR.
The STACK \fI*target\fR is returned unchanged if \fIexts\fR is NULL or an empty list.
Otherwise a new stack is allocated if \fI*target\fR is NULL.
An extension to be added
that has the same OID as a pre-existing one replaces this earlier one.
.PP
\&\fBX509_get_ext_count()\fR, \fBX509_get_ext()\fR, \fBX509_get_ext_by_NID()\fR,
\&\fBX509_get_ext_by_OBJ()\fR, \fBX509_get_ext_by_critical()\fR, \fBX509_delete_ext()\fR
and \fBX509_add_ext()\fR operate on the extensions of certificate \fIx\fR. They are
otherwise identical to the X509v3 functions.
.PP
\&\fBX509_CRL_get_ext_count()\fR, \fBX509_CRL_get_ext()\fR, \fBX509_CRL_get_ext_by_NID()\fR,
\&\fBX509_CRL_get_ext_by_OBJ()\fR, \fBX509_CRL_get_ext_by_critical()\fR,
\&\fBX509_CRL_delete_ext()\fR and \fBX509_CRL_add_ext()\fR operate on the extensions of
CRL \fIx\fR. They are otherwise identical to the X509v3 functions.
.PP
\&\fBX509_REVOKED_get_ext_count()\fR, \fBX509_REVOKED_get_ext()\fR,
\&\fBX509_REVOKED_get_ext_by_NID()\fR, \fBX509_REVOKED_get_ext_by_OBJ()\fR,
\&\fBX509_REVOKED_get_ext_by_critical()\fR, \fBX509_REVOKED_delete_ext()\fR and
\&\fBX509_REVOKED_add_ext()\fR operate on the extensions of CRL entry \fIx\fR.
They are otherwise identical to the X509v3 functions.
.SH NOTES
.IX Header "NOTES"
These functions are used to examine stacks of extensions directly.
Applications that want to parse or encode and add an extension should
use the extension encode and decode functions instead, such as
\&\fBX509_add1_ext_i2d()\fR and \fBX509_get_ext_d2i()\fR.
.PP
For \fBX509v3_get_ext_by_NID()\fR, \fBX509v3_get_ext_by_OBJ()\fR,
\&\fBX509v3_get_ext_by_critical()\fR and its variants, a zero index return value
is not an error since extension STACK \fIx\fR indices start from zero.
These search functions start from the extension \fBafter\fR the \fIlastpos\fR parameter
so it should initially be set to \-1. If it is set to zero, the initial extension
will not be checked.
.PP
\&\fBX509v3_delete_ext()\fR and its variants are a bit counter-intuitive
because these functions do not free the extension they delete.
They return an \fBX509_EXTENSION\fR object which must be explicitly freed
using \fBX509_EXTENSION_free()\fR.
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
.IX Header "RETURN VALUES"
\&\fBX509v3_get_ext_count()\fR returns the extension count or 0 for failure.
.PP
\&\fBX509v3_get_ext()\fR, \fBX509v3_delete_ext()\fR and \fBX509_delete_ext()\fR return an
\&\fBX509_EXTENSION\fR structure or NULL if an error occurs.
.PP
\&\fBX509v3_get_ext_by_OBJ()\fR and \fBX509v3_get_ext_by_critical()\fR return
the extension index or \-1 if an error occurs.
.PP
\&\fBX509v3_get_ext_by_NID()\fR returns the extension index or negative values if an
error occurs.
.PP
\&\fBX509v3_add_ext()\fR returns a STACK of extensions or NULL on error.
.PP
\&\fBX509v3_add_extensions()\fR returns a STACK of extensions
or NULL on error or if \fI*target\fR is NULL and \fIexts\fR is NULL or an empty list.
.PP
\&\fBX509_add_ext()\fR returns 1 on success and 0 on error.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fBX509V3_get_d2i\fR\|(3)
.SH HISTORY
.IX Header "HISTORY"
\&\fBX509v3_add_extensions()\fR was added in OpenSSL 3.4.
.SH COPYRIGHT
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright 2015\-2024 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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