# phpman > man > provider-storemgmt(7) [PROVIDER-STOREMGMT(7SSL)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PROVIDER-STOREMGMT/7SSL/markdown) OpenSSL [PROVIDER-STOREMGMT(7SSL)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PROVIDER-STOREMGMT/7SSL/markdown) ## NAME provider-storemgmt - The OSSL_STORE library <-> provider functions ## SYNOPSIS #include /* * None of these are actual functions, but are displayed like this for * the function signatures for functions that are offered as function * pointers in OSSL_DISPATCH arrays. */ void *OSSL_FUNC_store_open(void *provctx, const char *uri); void *OSSL_FUNC_store_attach(void *provctx, OSSL_CORE_BIO *bio); const OSSL_PARAM *store_settable_ctx_params(void *provctx); int OSSL_FUNC_store_set_ctx_params(void *loaderctx, const OSSL_PARAM[]); int OSSL_FUNC_store_load(void *loaderctx, OSSL_CALLBACK *object_cb, void *object_cbarg, OSSL_PASSPHRASE_CALLBACK *pw_cb, void *pw_cbarg); int OSSL_FUNC_store_eof(void *loaderctx); int OSSL_FUNC_store_close(void *loaderctx); int OSSL_FUNC_store_export_object (void *loaderctx, const void *objref, size_t objref_sz, OSSL_CALLBACK *export_cb, void *export_cbarg); ## DESCRIPTION The STORE operation is the provider side of the **ossl**___**[store**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/store/7/markdown) API. The primary responsibility of the STORE operation is to load all sorts of objects from a container indicated by URI. These objects are given to the OpenSSL library in provider- native object abstraction form (see [**provider-object**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/provider-object/7/markdown)). The OpenSSL library is then responsible for passing on that abstraction to suitable provided functions. Examples of functions that the OpenSSL library can pass the abstraction to include **OSSL**___**FUNC**___**keymgmt**___**load()** ([**provider-keymgmt**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/provider-keymgmt/7/markdown)), **OSSL**___**FUNC**___**store**___**export**___**object()** (which exports the object in parameterized form). All "functions" mentioned here are passed as function pointers between _libcrypto_ and the provider in **OSSL**___**DISPATCH** arrays via **OSSL**___**ALGORITHM** arrays that are returned by the provider's **provider**___**query**___**operation()** function (see "Provider Functions" in [**provider-base**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/provider-base/7/markdown)). All these "functions" have a corresponding function type definition named **OSSL**___**FUNC**___**{name}**___**fn**, and a helper function to retrieve the function pointer from a **OSSL**___**DISPATCH** element named **OSSL**___**get**___**{name}**. For example, the "function" **OSSL**___**FUNC**___**store**___**load()** has these: typedef void *(OSSL_OSSL_FUNC_store_load_fn)(void *provctx, const OSSL_PARAM params[]); static ossl_inline OSSL_OSSL_FUNC_store_load_fn OSSL_OSSL_FUNC_store_load(const OSSL_DISPATCH *opf); **OSSL**___**DISPATCH** arrays are indexed by numbers that are provided as macros in **openssl-core**___**[dispatch.h**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dispatch.h/7/markdown), as follows: OSSL_FUNC_store_open OSSL_FUNC_STORE_OPEN OSSL_FUNC_store_attach OSSL_FUNC_STORE_ATTACH OSSL_FUNC_store_settable_ctx_params OSSL_FUNC_STORE_SETTABLE_CTX_PARAMS OSSL_FUNC_store_set_ctx_params OSSL_FUNC_STORE_SET_CTX_PARAMS OSSL_FUNC_store_load OSSL_FUNC_STORE_LOAD OSSL_FUNC_store_eof OSSL_FUNC_STORE_EOF OSSL_FUNC_store_close OSSL_FUNC_STORE_CLOSE OSSL_FUNC_store_export_object OSSL_FUNC_STORE_EXPORT_OBJECT ### Functions **OSSL**___**FUNC**___**store**___**open()** should create a provider side context with data based on the input _uri_. The implementation is entirely responsible for the interpretation of the URI. **OSSL**___**FUNC**___**store**___**attach()** should create a provider side context with the core **BIO** _bio_ attached. This is an alternative to using a URI to find storage, supporting **OSSL**___**STORE**___**[attach**(3)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/attach/3/markdown). **OSSL**___**FUNC**___**store**___**settable**___**ctx**___**params()** should return a constant array of descriptor **OSSL**___**PARAM**, for parameters that **OSSL**___**FUNC**___**store**___**set**___**ctx**___**params()** can handle. **OSSL**___**FUNC**___**store**___**set**___**ctx**___**params()** should set additional parameters, such as what kind of data to expect, search criteria, and so on. More on those below, in "Load Parameters". Whether unrecognised parameters are an error or simply ignored is at the implementation's discretion. Passing NULL for _params_ should return true. **OSSL**___**FUNC**___**store**___**load()** loads the next object from the URI opened by **OSSL**___**FUNC**___**store**___**open()**, creates an object abstraction for it (see [**provider-object**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/provider-object/7/markdown)), and calls _object_cb_ with it as well as _object_cbarg_. _object_cb_ will then interpret the object abstraction and do what it can to wrap it or decode it into an OpenSSL structure. In case a passphrase needs to be prompted to unlock an object, _pw_cb_ should be called. **OSSL**___**FUNC**___**store**___**eof()** indicates if the end of the set of objects from the URI has been reached. When that happens, there's no point trying to do any further loading. **OSSL**___**FUNC**___**store**___**close()** frees the provider side context _ctx_. ### Load Parameters "expect" (**OSSL**___**STORE**___**PARAM**___**EXPECT**) Is a hint of what type of data the OpenSSL library expects to get. This is only useful for optimization, as the library will check that the object types match the expectation too. The number that can be given through this parameter is found in __, with the macros having names starting with "OSSL_STORE_INFO_". These are further described in "SUPPORTED OBJECTS" in **OSSL**___**STORE**___**[INFO**(3)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/INFO/3/markdown). "subject" (**OSSL**___**STORE**___**PARAM**___**SUBJECT**) Indicates that the caller wants to search for an object with the given subject associated. This can be used to select specific certificates by subject. The contents of the octet string is expected to be in DER form. "issuer" (**OSSL**___**STORE**___**PARAM**___**ISSUER**) Indicates that the caller wants to search for an object with the given issuer associated. This can be used to select specific certificates by issuer. The contents of the octet string is expected to be in DER form. "serial" (**OSSL**___**STORE**___**PARAM**___**SERIAL**) Indicates that the caller wants to search for an object with the given serial number associated. "digest" (**OSSL**___**STORE**___**PARAM**___**DIGEST**) "fingerprint" (**OSSL**___**STORE**___**PARAM**___**FINGERPRINT**) Indicates that the caller wants to search for an object with the given fingerprint, computed with the given digest. "alias" (**OSSL**___**STORE**___**PARAM**___**ALIAS**) Indicates that the caller wants to search for an object with the given alias (some call it a "friendly name"). "properties" (**OSSL**___**STORE**___**PARAM**___**PROPERTIES)** **>. 3.0.2 2026-06-02 [PROVIDER-STOREMGMT(7SSL)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PROVIDER-STOREMGMT/7SSL/markdown)