TP_CertGroupPrune

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API Functions

TP_CertGroupConstruct

TP_CertGroupToTupleGroup

TP_CertGroupPrune

Library
Description
Errors

Parameters
Return Value
See Also

NAME

TP_CertGroupPrune: CSSM_TP_CertGroupPrune - Remove locally issued anchor certificates (CDSA)

SYNOPSIS

# include <cssm.h>

API:
CSSM_RETURN CSSMAPI CSSM_TP_CertGroupPrune
(CSSM_TP_HANDLE TPHandle,
CSSM_CL_HANDLE CLHandle,
const CSSM_DL_DB_LIST *DBList,
const CSSM_CERTGROUP *OrderedCertGroup,
CSSM_CERTGROUP_PTR *PrunedCertGroup)
SPI:
CSSM_RETURN CSSMTPI TP_CertGroupPrune
(CSSM_TP_HANDLE TPHandle,
CSSM_CL_HANDLE CLHandle,
const CSSM_DL_DB_LIST *DBList,
const CSSM_CERTGROUP *OrderedCertGroup,
CSSM_CERTGROUP_PTR *PrunedCertGroup)

LIBRARY

Common Security Services Manager library (cdsa$incssm300_shr.exe)

PARAMETERS

`TPHandle` (input)
		The handle to the trust policy module to perform this operation.
`CLHandle` (input/optional)
		The handle to the certificate library module that can be used to manipulate and parse the certgroup certificates and the certificates in the specified data stores. If no certificate library module is specified, the TP module uses an assumed CL module.
`DBList` (input)
		A list of handle pairs specifying a data storage library module and a data store, identifying certificate databases containing certificates (and possibly other security objects) that are managed by that module. The data stores are searched for anchor certificates restricted to have local scope. These certificates are candidates for removal from the subject certificate group.
`OrderedCertGroup` (input)
		The initial complete set of semantically-related certificates - for example, the result of a `CSSM_TP_CertGroupConstruct()` (CSSM API), or `TP_CertGroupConstruct()` (TP SPI), call - from which certificates will be selectively removed.
`PrunedCertGroup` (output)
		A pointer to a certificate group containing those certificates which are verifiable credentials outside of the local system. The CSSM_CERTGROUP and its substructure is allocated by the service provider and must be deallocated by the application.

DESCRIPTION

This function removes any locally issued anchor certificates from a constructed certificate group. The prune operation can remove those certificates that have been signed by any local certificate authority, as it is possible that these certificates will not be meaningful on other systems.

This operation can also remove additional certificates that can be added to the certificate group again using the CSSM_TP_CertGroupConstruct() (CSSM API), or TP_CertGroupConstruct() (TP SPI), operation. The pruned certificate group should be suitable for export to external hosts/entities, which can in turn reconstruct and verify the certificate group.

The DBList parameter specifies a set of data stores containing certificates that should be pruned from the group.

RETURN VALUE

A CSSM_RETURN value indicating success or specifying a particular error condition. The value CSSM_OK indicates success. All other values represent an error condition.

ERRORS

Errors are described in the CDSA Technical Standard.

CSSMERR_TP_INVALID_CL_HANDLE
CSSMERR_TP_INVALID_DL_HANDLE
CSSMERR_TP_INVALID_DB_HANDLE
CSSMERR_TP_INVALID_DB_LIST_POINTER
CSSMERR_TP_INVALID_DB_LIST
CSSMERR_TP_INVALID_CERTGROUP_POINTER
CSSMERR_TP_INVALID_CERTGROUP
CSSMERR_TP_INVALID_CERTIFICATE
CSSMERR_TP_CERTGROUP_INCOMPLETE