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On invocation a pointer to .Fa userdata is provided. The password callback must write the password into the provided buffer .Fa buf which is of size .Fa size . The actual length of the password must be returned to the calling function. .Fa rwflag indicates whether the callback is used for reading/decryption .Pq Fa rwflag No = 0 or writing/encryption .Pq Fa rwflag No = 1 . .Pp When loading or storing private keys, a password might be supplied to protect the private key. The way this password can be supplied may depend on the application. If only one private key is handled, it can be practical to have the callback handle the password dialog interactively. If several keys have to be handled, it can be practical to ask for the password once, then keep it in memory and use it several times. In the last case, the password could be stored into the .Fa userdata storage and the callback only returns the password already stored. .Pp When asking for the password interactively, the callback can use .Fa rwflag to check whether an item shall be encrypted .Pq Fa rwflag No = 1 . In this case the password dialog may ask for the same password twice for comparison in order to catch typos which would make decryption impossible. .Pp Other items in PEM formatting (certificates) can also be encrypted; it is however atypical, as certificate information is considered public. .Sh RETURN VALUES .Fn SSL_CTX_get_default_passwd_cb returns a function pointer to the password callback currently set in .Fa ctx , or .Dv NULL if none is set. .Pp .Fn SSL_CTX_get_default_passwd_cb_userdata returns a pointer to the userdata currently set in .Fa ctx , or .Dv NULL if none is set. .Sh EXAMPLES The following example returns the password provided as .Fa userdata to the calling function. The password is considered to be a .Sq \e0 terminated string. If the password does not fit into the buffer, the password is truncated. .Bd -literal int pem_passwd_cb(char *buf, int size, int rwflag, void *password) { strncpy(buf, (char *)password, size); buf[size - 1] = '\e0'; return strlen(buf); } .Ed .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ssl 3 , .Xr SSL_CTX_use_certificate 3 .Sh HISTORY .Fn SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb first appeared in SSLeay 0.6.2 and has been available since .Ox 2.4 . .Pp .Fn SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb_userdata first appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.4 and has been available since .Ox 2.6 . .Pp .Fn SSL_CTX_get_default_passwd_cb and .Fn SSL_CTX_get_default_passwd_cb_userdata first appeared in OpenSSL 1.1.0 and have been available since .Ox 6.3 .