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Set the callback used to verify peer certificates.
template< typename VerifyCallback> void set_verify_callback( VerifyCallback callback);
This function is used to specify a callback function that will be called by the implementation when it needs to verify a peer certificate.
The function object to be used for verifying a certificate. The function signature of the handler must be:
bool verify_callback( bool preverified, // True if the certificate passed pre-verification. verify_context& ctx // The peer certificate and other context. );
The return value of the callback is true if the certificate has passed verification, false otherwise.
Thrown on failure.
Calls SSL_CTX_set_verify
.