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diff --git a/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml b/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml
index 88b1a9248e..c1ea33f735 100644
--- a/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml
+++ b/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml
@@ -431,10 +431,12 @@
<name>pkix_path_validation(TrustedCert, CertChain, Options) -> {ok, {PublicKeyInfo, PolicyTree}} | {error, {bad_cert, Reason}} </name>
<fsummary> Performs a basic path validation according to RFC 5280.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v> TrustedCert = #'OTPCertificate'{} | der_encode() | unknown_ca | selfsigned_peer </v>
- <d>Normally a trusted certificate but it can also be one of the path validation
- errors <c>unknown_ca </c> or <c>selfsigned_peer </c> that can be discovered while
- constructing the input to this function and that should be run through the <c>verify_fun</c>.</d>
+ <v> TrustedCert = #'OTPCertificate'{} | der_encode() | atom() </v>
+ <d>Normally a trusted certificate but it can also be a path validation
+ error that can be discovered while
+ constructing the input to this function and that should be run through the <c>verify_fun</c>.
+ For example <c>unknown_ca </c> or <c>selfsigned_peer </c>
+ </d>
<v> CertChain = [der_encode()]</v>
<d>A list of DER encoded certificates in trust order ending with the peer certificate.</d>
<v> Options = proplists:proplist()</v>
@@ -442,8 +444,8 @@
rsa_public_key() | integer(), 'NULL' | 'Dss-Parms'{}}</v>
<v> PolicyTree = term() </v>
<d>At the moment this will always be an empty list as Policies are not currently supported</d>
- <v> Reason = cert_expired | invalid_issuer | invalid_signature | unknown_ca |
- selfsigned_peer | name_not_permitted | missing_basic_constraint | invalid_key_usage | crl_reason()
+ <v> Reason = cert_expired | invalid_issuer | invalid_signature | name_not_permitted |
+ missing_basic_constraint | invalid_key_usage | {revoked, crl_reason()} | atom()
</v>
</type>
<desc>
@@ -464,7 +466,7 @@
<code>
fun(OtpCert :: #'OTPCertificate'{},
- Event :: {bad_cert, Reason :: atom()} |
+ Event :: {bad_cert, Reason :: atom() | {revoked, atom()}} |
{extension, #'Extension'{}},
InitialUserState :: term()) ->
{valid, UserState :: term()} |
@@ -493,6 +495,35 @@ fun(OtpCert :: #'OTPCertificate'{},
on.
</item>
</taglist>
+
+ <p> Possible reasons for a bad certificate are: </p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag>cert_expired</tag>
+ <item>The certificate is no longer valid as its expiration date has passed.</item>
+
+ <tag>invalid_issuer</tag>
+ <item>The certificate issuer name does not match the name of the issuer certificate in the chain.</item>
+
+ <tag>invalid_signature</tag>
+ <item>The certificate was not signed by its issuer certificate in the chain.</item>
+
+ <tag>name_not_permitted</tag>
+ <item>Invalid Subject Alternative Name extension.</item>
+
+ <tag>missing_basic_constraint</tag>
+ <item>Certificate, required to have the basic constraints extension, does not have
+ a basic constraints extension.</item>
+
+ <tag>invalid_key_usage</tag>
+ <item>Certificate key is used in an invalid way according to the key usage extension.</item>
+
+ <tag>{revoked, crl_reason()}</tag>
+ <item>Certificate has been revoked.</item>
+
+ <tag>atom()</tag>
+ <item>Application specific error reason that should be checked by the verify_fun</item>
+ </taglist>
+
</desc>
</func>