[Docs] 'SSL_CTX_set_cert_store' ownership of 'store'

Reviewed-by: Matt Caswell <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Tomas Mraz <[email protected]> (Merged from #24375)
openssl · May 15, 2024 · 987baef · 987baef
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diff --git a/doc/man3/SSL_CTX_set_cert_store.pod b/doc/man3/SSL_CTX_set_cert_store.pod
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ SSL_CTX_set_cert_store, SSL_CTX_set1_cert_store, SSL_CTX_get_cert_store - manipu
 
 SSL_CTX_set_cert_store() sets/replaces the certificate verification storage
 of B<ctx> to/with B<store>. If another X509_STORE object is currently
-set in B<ctx>, it will be X509_STORE_free()ed.
+set in B<ctx>, it will be X509_STORE_free()ed. SSL_CTX_set_cert_store() will
+take ownership of the B<store>, i.e., the call C<X509_STORE_free(store)> is no
+longer needed.
 
 SSL_CTX_set1_cert_store() sets/replaces the certificate verification storage
 of B<ctx> to/with B<store>. The B<store>'s reference count is incremented.