Functions
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Functions

The functions are described separately in alphabetical order. Each description indicates which function category it belongs to. Table 3 lists and briefly describes the categories of functions and routines available in the Toolkit API.
Table 3. Function Categories
Category Description
Certificate Encapsulate X.509 certificates when interacting with the Toolkit.
Certificate Store Group certificates in a single list.
Extension Manipulate extension structure which encapsulates any X.509 extension. An X.509 extension includes certificate extensions as well as CRL, OCSP, and CRT protocol extensions.
General Initialization and release functions called for allocating and releasing resources for the Toolkit.
Validation Perform OCSP, CRT, or CRL validation checking for certificates. Encapsulate one or more validation queries for processing which can result in multiple queries to different VAs using different protocols, or limit the query to a single protocol or VA.
Context Define the global Toolkit context and the certificate validation context
Validation Query Allow application to perform communication with the VA to validate certificates instead of using the ToolKit to communicate with the VA.

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