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X509_dup.pod: add caveat that extra data is not copied and hints, e.g…
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…., to use X509_up_ref() instead

Reviewed-by: Tom Cosgrove <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Tomas Mraz <[email protected]>
(Merged from openssl#23043)
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DDvO committed Jan 18, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -359,6 +359,15 @@ algorithms from providers. This created object can then be used when loading
binary data using B<d2i_I<TYPE>>().

B<I<TYPE>_dup>() copies an existing object, leaving it untouched.
Note, however, that the internal representation of the object
may contain (besides the ASN.1 structure) further data, which is not copied.
For instance, an B<X509> object usually is augmented by cached information
on X.509v3 extensions, etc., and losing it can lead to wrong validation results.
To avoid such situations, better use B<I<TYPE>_up_ref>() if available.
For the case of B<X509> objects, an alternative to using L<X509_up_ref(3)>
may be to still call B<I<TYPE>_dup>(), e.g., I<copied_cert = X509_dup(cert)>,
followed by I<X509_check_purpose(copied_cert, -1, 0)>,
which re-builds the cached data.

B<I<TYPE>_free>() releases the object and all pointers and sub-objects
within it.
Expand All @@ -376,6 +385,10 @@ the object or NULL on failure.

B<I<TYPE>_print_ctx>() returns 1 on success or zero on failure.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<X509_up_ref(3)>

=head1 HISTORY

The functions X509_REQ_new_ex(), X509_CRL_new_ex(), PKCS7_new_ex() and
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