SMIME_READ_CMS(3)

NAME
SMIME_read_CMS_ex, SMIME_read_CMS - parse S/MIME message

SYNOPSIS
 #include <openssl/cms.h>

 CMS_ContentInfo *SMIME_read_CMS_ex(BIO *bio, int flags, BIO **bcont,
                                    CMS_ContentInfo **cms);
 CMS_ContentInfo *SMIME_read_CMS(BIO *in, BIO **bcont);

DESCRIPTION
SMIME_read_CMS() parses a message in S/MIME format.

in is a BIO to read the message from.

If cleartext signing is used then the content is saved in a memory bio which is written to *bcont, otherwise *bcont is set to NULL.

The parsed CMS_ContentInfo structure is returned or NULL if an error occurred.

SMIME_read_CMS_ex() is similar to SMIME_read_CMS() but optionally a previously created cms CMS_ContentInfo object can be supplied as well as some flags. To create a cms object use CMS_ContentInfo_new_ex(3). If the flags argument contains CMS_BINARY then the input is assumed to be in binary format and is not translated to canonical form. If in addition SMIME_ASCIICRLF is set then the binary input is assumed to be followed by CR and LF characters, else only by an LF character. If flags is 0 and cms is NULL then it is identical to SMIME_read_CMS().

NOTES
If *bcont is not NULL then the message is clear text signed. *bcont can then be passed to CMS_verify() with the CMS_DETACHED flag set.

Otherwise the type of the returned structure can be determined using CMS_get0_type().

To support future functionality if bcont is not NULL *bcont should be initialized to NULL. For example:

 BIO *cont = NULL;
 CMS_ContentInfo *cms;

 cms = SMIME_read_CMS(in, &cont);

BUGS
The MIME parser used by SMIME_read_CMS() is somewhat primitive. While it will handle most S/MIME messages more complex compound formats may not work.

The parser assumes that the CMS_ContentInfo structure is always base64 encoded and will not handle the case where it is in binary format or uses quoted printable format.

The use of a memory BIO to hold the signed content limits the size of message which can be processed due to memory restraints: a streaming single pass option should be available.

RETURN VALUES
SMIME_read_CMS_ex() and SMIME_read_CMS() return a valid CMS_ContentInfo structure or NULL if an error occurred. The error can be obtained from ERR_get_error(3).

SEE ALSO
ERR_get_error(3), CMS_sign(3), CMS_verify(3), CMS_encrypt(3), CMS_decrypt(3)

HISTORY
The function SMIME_read_CMS_ex() was added in OpenSSL 3.0.

COPYRIGHT
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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>.