Context Class Reference

#include <Pt/Ssl/Context.h>

Context for SSL connections.

Inherits NonCopyable.

Public Member Functions
	Context ()
	Construct with defaults.
	Context (Protocol protocol)
	Construct with specific protocol.
	~Context ()
	Destructor.
void	assign (const Context &ctx)
	Assigns the certificates, verify mode and protocol.
Protocol	protocol () const
	Returns the current protocol.
void	setProtocol (Protocol protocol)
	Sets the current protocol.
void	setVerifyDepth (int n)
	Limits the number of certificates checked in the peer's certificate chain.
VerifyMode	verifyMode () const
	Returns the current verify mode.
void	setVerifyMode (VerifyMode mode)
	Sets the current validation mode.
void	addCACertificate (const Certificate &trustedCert)
	Add a certificate to the trusted CA certificates. More...
void	setIdentity (const Certificate &cert)
	Set the main certificate of this context. More...
void	addCertificate (const Certificate &cert)
	Builds certificate chain. More...

Member Function Documentation

addCACertificate()

void addCACertificate

(

const Certificate &

trustedCert

)

Trusted CA certificates are needed to check, if the peer's certificate is signed by a trusted Certificate Authority. Add the certificates of all trusted CAs.

setIdentity()

void setIdentity

(

const Certificate &

cert

)

Setting a main certificate is mandatory for a server context. For a client context, it is only needed for client authentication.

addCertificate()

void addCertificate

(

const Certificate &

cert

)

Adds the certificate to the certificate chain presented to the peer together with the main certificate.