my $s_cert_filename = '/path/to/cert/mycert.pem'; my $s_chain_dir = '/path/to/root_and_itermediate/certs/'; #Initialization my $rv = Net::SSLeay::library_init(); if($rv != 1) {die 'library init'}; Net::SSLeay::ERR_load_SSL_strings(); Net::SSLeay::SSLeay_add_ssl_algorithms(); #Create $ctx object my $ctx = Net::SSLeay::CTX_new() or die_now("Failed to create SSL_CTX $!"); #Set where are root and intermediate certs Net::SSLeay::CTX_load_verify_locations($ctx, '', $s_chain_dir) or die_now("CTX load verify loc=`$s_chain_dir' $!"); #Create $ssl object from $ctx object my $ssl = Net::SSLeay::new($ctx); #Set where is the certificate to be checked $rv = Net::SSLeay::use_certificate_file($ssl, $s_filename, &Net::SSLeay::FILETYPE_PEM); #get x509_store and set flag – to check crl my $x509_store = Net::SSLeay::CTX_get_cert_store($ssl); Net::SSLeay::X509_STORE_set_flags($ctx, &Net::SSLeay::X509_V_FLAG_CRL_CHECK); #Try to get verification result $rv = Net::SSLeay::get_verify_result($ssl); print $rv;