diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index beecf007..3a73fe44 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ endif()
 #
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "GmSSL")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "GmSSL develop team")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "3.2.0-dev.1122")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "3.2.0-dev.1123")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_FILE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md)
 set(CPACK_NSIS_MODIFY_PATH ON)
 include(CPack)
diff --git a/include/gmssl/version.h b/include/gmssl/version.h
index 481faff2..4f3ac4c4 100644
--- a/include/gmssl/version.h
+++ b/include/gmssl/version.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 
 #define GMSSL_VERSION_NUM	30200
-#define GMSSL_VERSION_STR	"GmSSL 3.2.0-dev.1122"
+#define GMSSL_VERSION_STR	"GmSSL 3.2.0-dev.1123"
 
 int gmssl_version_num(void);
 const char *gmssl_version_str(void);
diff --git a/include/gmssl/x509_ext.h b/include/gmssl/x509_ext.h
index f888e6c3..32815a45 100644
--- a/include/gmssl/x509_ext.h
+++ b/include/gmssl/x509_ext.h
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ typedef enum {
 
 int x509_general_name_to_der(int choice, const uint8_t *d, size_t dlen, uint8_t **out, size_t *outlen);
 int x509_general_name_from_der(int *choice, const uint8_t **d, size_t *dlen, const uint8_t **in, size_t *inlen);
+int x509_general_name_normalized_equ(int a_choice, const uint8_t *a, size_t alen,
+	int b_choice, const uint8_t *b, size_t blen);
 int x509_general_names_get_first(const uint8_t *gns, size_t gns_len, const uint8_t **ptr, int choice, const uint8_t **d, size_t *dlen);
 int x509_general_names_get_next(const uint8_t *gns, size_t gns_len, const uint8_t **ptr, int choice, const uint8_t **d, size_t *dlen);
 int x509_general_name_print(FILE *fp, int fmt, int ind, const char *label, int choice, const uint8_t *d, size_t dlen);
diff --git a/tools/certverify.c b/tools/certverify.c
index db9fbe02..3dbb1fd3 100644
--- a/tools/certverify.c
+++ b/tools/certverify.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  Copyright 2014-2023 The GmSSL Project. All Rights Reserved.
+ *  Copyright 2014-2026 The GmSSL Project. All Rights Reserved.
  *
  *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the License); you may
  *  not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -9,127 +9,163 @@
 
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <gmssl/hex.h>
+#include <gmssl/file.h>
 #include <gmssl/x509.h>
-#include <gmssl/x509_crl.h>
+#include <gmssl/x509_ext.h>
 #include <gmssl/error.h>
 
 
-static const char *usage =
-	" -in pem [-double_certs]"
-	" [-check_crl]"
-	" -cacert pem"
-	" [-sm2_id str | -sm2_id_hex hex]"
-	"\n";
+enum {
+	TLS_cert_chain_tlcp_server = 1,
+	TLS_cert_chain_server,
+	TLS_cert_chain_client,
+};
 
-static const char *options =
+static const char *usage =
+	"-in pem [-tlcp_server|-server|-client] -cacert pem"
+	" [-crl der] [-ocsp der] [-hostname str]";
+
+static const char *help =
 "Options\n"
 "\n"
-"    -in pem             Input certificate chain file in PEM format\n"
-"    -double_certs       The first two certificates are SM2 signing and encryption entity certificate\n"
-"    -check_crl          If the entity certificate has CRLDistributionPoints extension, Download and check againt the CRL\n"
-"    -cacert pem         CA certificate\n"
-"    -sm2_id str         Signer's ID in SM2 signature algorithm\n"
-"    -sm2_id_hex hex     Signer's ID in hex format\n"
-"                        When `-sm2_id` or `-sm2_id_hex` is specified,\n"
-"                          must use the same ID in other commands explicitly.\n"
-"                        If neither `-sm2_id` nor `-sm2_id_hex` is specified,\n"
-"                          the default string '1234567812345678' is used\n"
+"    -in pem             Certificate chain in PEM format\n"
+"    -tlcp_server        Verify TLCP server certificate chain, default\n"
+"    -server             Verify TLS server certificate chain\n"
+"    -client             Verify TLS client certificate chain\n"
+"    -cacert pem         Trusted CA certificate(s) in PEM format\n"
+"    -crl der            CRL in DER format\n"
+"    -ocsp der           OCSPResponse in DER format\n"
+"    -hostname str       Server hostname for certificate verification\n"
+"\n"
+"Examples\n"
+"\n"
+"    gmssl certverify -tlcp_server -in certs.pem -cacert cacerts.pem -hostname localhost\n"
 "\n";
 
+static int cert_match_server_name_normalized(const uint8_t *cert, size_t certlen,
+	const char *hostname)
+{
+	int ret;
+	const uint8_t *dns_name;
+	size_t dns_name_len;
+
+	if (!cert || !certlen || !hostname || !strlen(hostname)) {
+		error_print();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if ((ret = x509_cert_get_subject_alt_name_dns_name(cert, certlen,
+		&dns_name, &dns_name_len)) < 0) {
+		error_print();
+		return -1;
+	} else if (ret == 0) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return x509_general_name_normalized_equ(X509_gn_dns_name, dns_name, dns_name_len,
+		X509_gn_dns_name, (const uint8_t *)hostname, strlen(hostname));
+}
+
+static const char *verify_result_name(int verify_result)
+{
+	switch (verify_result) {
+	case X509_verify_ok:
+		return "ok";
+	case X509_verify_err_certificate:
+		return "certificate";
+	case X509_verify_err_cert_chain:
+		return "cert_chain";
+	case X509_verify_err_trust_anchor:
+		return "trust_anchor";
+	case X509_verify_err_depth:
+		return "depth";
+	case X509_verify_err_crl:
+		return "crl";
+	case X509_verify_err_ocsp:
+		return "ocsp";
+	case X509_verify_err_constraints:
+		return "constraints";
+	case X509_verify_err_tls_extensions:
+		return "tls_extensions";
+	case X509_verify_err_hostname:
+		return "hostname";
+	}
+	return "unknown";
+}
 
 int certverify_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int ret = 1;
 	char *prog = argv[0];
-	char *str;
-
 	char *infile = NULL;
 	char *cacertfile = NULL;
-	FILE *infp = stdin;
-	FILE *cacertfp = NULL;
-	uint8_t cert[8192];
+	char *crlfile = NULL;
+	char *ocspfile = NULL;
+	char *hostname = NULL;
+	int chain_type = TLS_cert_chain_tlcp_server;
+	uint8_t *certs = NULL;
+	size_t certslen = 0;
+	uint8_t *cacerts = NULL;
+	size_t cacertslen = 0;
+	uint8_t *crl = NULL;
+	size_t crl_len = 0;
+	uint8_t *ocsp = NULL;
+	size_t ocsp_len = 0;
+	int certs_type = X509_cert_chain_server;
+	int verify_result = X509_verify_ok;
+	const uint8_t *cert;
 	size_t certlen;
-	uint8_t cacert[8192];
-	size_t cacertlen;
-	char signer_id[SM2_MAX_ID_LENGTH + 1] = {0};
-	size_t signer_id_len = 0;
-
-	const uint8_t *serial;
-	size_t serial_len;
-	const uint8_t *issuer;
-	size_t issuer_len;
-	const uint8_t *subject;
-	size_t subject_len;
-
-	const uint8_t *enc_serial;
-	size_t enc_serial_len;
-	const uint8_t *enc_issuer;
-	size_t enc_issuer_len;
-	const uint8_t *enc_subject;
-	size_t enc_subject_len;
-
-	int double_certs = 0;
-	uint8_t enc_cert[8192];
-	size_t enc_cert_len;
 	int rv;
 
-	int check_crl = 0;
-	int crl_ret;
-
 	argc--;
 	argv++;
 
 	if (argc < 1) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s %s\n", prog, usage);
+		fprintf(stderr, "usage: gmssl %s %s\n", prog, usage);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
 	while (argc > 0) {
 		if (!strcmp(*argv, "-help")) {
-			printf("usage: %s %s\n", prog, usage);
-			printf("%s\n", options);
+			printf("usage: gmssl %s %s\n\n", prog, usage);
+			printf("%s\n", help);
 			ret = 0;
 			goto end;
 		} else if (!strcmp(*argv, "-in")) {
 			if (--argc < 1) goto bad;
 			infile = *(++argv);
-			if (!(infp = fopen(infile, "rb"))) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "%s: open '%s' failure : %s\n", prog, infile, strerror(errno));
+		} else if (!strcmp(*argv, "-tlcp_server")) {
+			if (chain_type) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "%s: chain type option conflicts\n", prog);
 				goto end;
 			}
-		} else if (!strcmp(*argv, "-double_certs")) {
-			double_certs = 1;
-		} else if (!strcmp(*argv, "-check_crl")) {
-			check_crl = 1;
+			chain_type = TLS_cert_chain_tlcp_server;
+		} else if (!strcmp(*argv, "-server")) {
+			if (chain_type) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "%s: chain type option conflicts\n", prog);
+				goto end;
+			}
+			chain_type = TLS_cert_chain_server;
+		} else if (!strcmp(*argv, "-client")) {
+			if (chain_type) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "%s: chain type option conflicts\n", prog);
+				goto end;
+			}
+			chain_type = TLS_cert_chain_client;
 		} else if (!strcmp(*argv, "-cacert")) {
 			if (--argc < 1) goto bad;
 			cacertfile = *(++argv);
-			if (!(cacertfp = fopen(cacertfile, "rb"))) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "%s: open '%s' failure : %s\n", prog, cacertfile, strerror(errno));
-				goto end;
-			}
-		} else if (!strcmp(*argv, "-sm2_id")) {
+		} else if (!strcmp(*argv, "-crl")) {
 			if (--argc < 1) goto bad;
-			str = *(++argv);
-			if (strlen(str) > sizeof(signer_id) - 1) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "%s: invalid `-sm2_id` length\n", prog);
-				goto end;
-			}
-			strncpy(signer_id, str, sizeof(signer_id));
-			signer_id_len = strlen(str);
-		} else if (!strcmp(*argv, "-sm2_id_hex")) {
+			crlfile = *(++argv);
+		} else if (!strcmp(*argv, "-ocsp")) {
 			if (--argc < 1) goto bad;
-			str = *(++argv);
-			if (strlen(str) > (sizeof(signer_id) - 1) * 2) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "%s: invalid `-sm2_id_hex` length\n", prog);
-				goto end;
-			}
-			if (hex_to_bytes(str, strlen(str), (uint8_t *)signer_id, &signer_id_len) != 1) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "%s: invalid `-sm2_id_hex` value\n", prog);
+			ocspfile = *(++argv);
+		} else if (!strcmp(*argv, "-hostname")) {
+			if (--argc < 1) goto bad;
+			hostname = *(++argv);
+			if (!strlen(hostname) || strchr(hostname, '\r') || strchr(hostname, '\n')) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "%s: invalid '-hostname' value\n", prog);
 				goto end;
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -144,7 +180,6 @@ bad:
 		argv++;
 	}
 
-
 	if (!infile) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s: '-in' option required\n", prog);
 		goto end;
@@ -153,160 +188,83 @@ bad:
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s: '-cacert' option required\n", prog);
 		goto end;
 	}
-	if (!signer_id_len) {
-		strcpy(signer_id, SM2_DEFAULT_ID);
-		signer_id_len = strlen(SM2_DEFAULT_ID);
-	}
-
-	// read first to be verified certificate
-	if (x509_cert_from_pem(cert, &certlen, sizeof(cert), infp) != 1
-		|| x509_cert_get_issuer_and_serial_number(cert, certlen,
-			&issuer, &issuer_len, &serial, &serial_len) != 1
-		|| x509_cert_get_subject(cert, certlen, &subject, &subject_len) != 1) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: read certificate failure\n", prog);
+	if (hostname && chain_type == TLS_cert_chain_client) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: '-hostname' only allowed with '-tlcp_server' or '-server'\n", prog);
 		goto end;
 	}
-	format_print(stdout, 0, 0, "Certificate\n");
-	format_bytes(stdout, 0, 4, "serialNumber", serial, serial_len);
-	x509_name_print(stdout, 0, 4, "subject", subject, subject_len);
-
-	// read encryption cert in double certs
-	if (double_certs) {
-		if (x509_cert_from_pem(enc_cert, &enc_cert_len, sizeof(enc_cert), infp) != 1
-			|| x509_cert_get_issuer_and_serial_number(enc_cert, enc_cert_len,
-				&enc_issuer, &enc_issuer_len, &enc_serial, &enc_serial_len) != 1
-			|| x509_cert_get_subject(enc_cert, enc_cert_len, &enc_subject, &enc_subject_len) != 1) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s: read encryption certficate failure\n", prog);
-			goto end;
-		}
-		if (x509_name_equ(enc_subject, enc_subject_len, subject, subject_len) != 1
-			|| x509_name_equ(enc_issuer, enc_issuer_len, issuer, issuer_len) != 1) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s: double certificates not compatible\n", prog);
-			goto end;
-		}
-	}
-
-	for (;;) {
-		if ((rv = x509_cert_from_pem(cacert, &cacertlen, sizeof(cacert), infp)) != 1) {
-			if (rv < 0) goto end;
-			goto final;
-		}
-
-		if ((rv = x509_cert_verify_by_ca_cert(cert, certlen, cacert, cacertlen,
-			signer_id, signer_id_len)) != 1) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Verification failure\n", prog);
-			goto end;
-		}
-		format_print(stdout, 0, 4, "Verification success\n");
-
-		if (check_crl) {
-			if ((crl_ret = x509_cert_check_crl(cert, certlen, cacert, cacertlen,
-				signer_id, signer_id_len)) < 0) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "%s: Certificate has been revoked\n", prog);
-				goto end;
-			}
-			format_print(stdout, 0, 4, "Revocation status: %s\n",
-				crl_ret ? "Not revoked by CRL" : "No CRL URI found in certificate");
-		}
-
-		if (double_certs) {
-			if ((rv = x509_cert_verify_by_ca_cert(enc_cert, enc_cert_len, cacert, cacertlen,
-				signer_id, signer_id_len)) < 0) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "%s: Verification failure\n", prog);
-				goto end;
-			}
-			format_print(stdout, 0, 0, "Certificate\n");
-			format_bytes(stdout, 0, 4, "serialNumber", enc_serial, enc_serial_len);
-			x509_name_print(stdout, 0, 4, "subject", enc_subject, enc_subject_len);
-			format_print(stdout, 0, 4, "Verification success\n");
-			if (check_crl) {
-				if ((crl_ret = x509_cert_check_crl(enc_cert, enc_cert_len, cacert, cacertlen,
-					signer_id, signer_id_len)) < 0) {
-					fprintf(stderr, "%s: Certificate has been revoked\n", prog);
-					goto end;
-				}
-				format_print(stdout, 0, 4, "Revocation status: %s\n",
-					crl_ret ? "Not revoked by CRL" : "No CRL URI found in certificate");
-			}
-			double_certs = 0;
-
-		}
-
-		// NOTE: make sure the buffer (issuer, issuer_len) not crashed
-		memcpy(cert, cacert, cacertlen);
-		certlen = cacertlen;
-		if (x509_cert_get_issuer_and_serial_number(cert, certlen,
-				&issuer, &issuer_len, &serial, &serial_len) != 1
-			|| x509_cert_get_subject(cert, certlen, &subject, &subject_len) != 1) {
-			error_print();
-			goto end;
-		}
-		format_print(stdout, 0, 0, "Signed by Certificate\n");
-		format_bytes(stdout, 0, 4, "serialNumber", serial, serial_len);
-		x509_name_print(stdout, 0, 4, "Certificate", subject, subject_len);
-
-		check_crl = 0; // only check the entity CRL
-
-	}
-
-final:
-	if (x509_cert_from_pem_by_subject(cacert, &cacertlen, sizeof(cacert), issuer, issuer_len, cacertfp) != 1) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: load CA certificate failure\n", prog);
+	if (x509_certs_new_from_file(&certs, &certslen, infile) != 1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: load '%s' failed\n", prog, infile);
 		goto end;
 	}
-	if ((rv = x509_cert_verify_by_ca_cert(cert, certlen, cacert, cacertlen,
-		signer_id, signer_id_len)) < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: inner error\n", prog);
+	if (x509_certs_new_from_file(&cacerts, &cacertslen, cacertfile) != 1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: load '%s' failed\n", prog, cacertfile);
 		goto end;
 	}
-	format_print(stdout, 0, 4, "Verification success\n");
-
-	if (check_crl) {
-		if ((crl_ret = x509_cert_check_crl(cert, certlen, cacert, cacertlen,
-			signer_id, signer_id_len)) < 0) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s: certificate has been revoked\n", prog);
+	if (crlfile) {
+		if (file_read_all(crlfile, &crl, &crl_len) != 1) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: load '%s' failed\n", prog, crlfile);
 			goto end;
 		}
-		format_print(stdout, 0, 4, "Revocation status: %s\n",
-			crl_ret ? "Not revoked by CRL" : "No CRL URI found in certificate");
 	}
-
-	if (double_certs) {
-		if ((rv = x509_cert_verify_by_ca_cert(enc_cert, enc_cert_len, cacert, cacertlen,
-			signer_id, signer_id_len)) < 0) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s: inner error\n", prog);
+	if (ocspfile) {
+		if (file_read_all(ocspfile, &ocsp, &ocsp_len) != 1) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: load '%s' failed\n", prog, ocspfile);
 			goto end;
 		}
-		format_print(stdout, 0, 0, "Certificate\n");
-		format_bytes(stdout, 0, 4, "serialNumber", enc_serial, enc_serial_len);
-		x509_name_print(stdout, 0, 4, "subject", enc_subject, enc_subject_len);
-		format_print(stdout, 0, 4, "Verification success\n");
-
-		if (check_crl) {
-			if ((crl_ret = x509_cert_check_crl(enc_cert, enc_cert_len, cacert, cacertlen,
-				signer_id, signer_id_len)) < 0) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "%s: certificate has been revoked\n", prog);
-				goto end;
-			}
-			format_print(stdout, 0, 4, "Revocation status: %s\n",
-				crl_ret ? "Not revoked by CRL" : "No CRL URI found in certificate");
-		}
 	}
 
-	if (x509_cert_get_issuer_and_serial_number(cacert, cacertlen, NULL, NULL, &serial, &serial_len) != 1
-		|| x509_cert_get_subject(cacert, cacertlen, &subject, &subject_len) != 1) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: parse certificate error\n", prog);
+	switch (chain_type) {
+	case TLS_cert_chain_tlcp_server:
+		if (x509_certs_verify_tlcp(certs, certslen, X509_cert_chain_server,
+			cacerts, cacertslen, crl, crl_len, ocsp, ocsp_len,
+			X509_MAX_VERIFY_DEPTH, &verify_result) != 1) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Vcerification failure: %s\n", prog, verify_result_name(verify_result));
+			goto end;
+		}
+		break;
+	case TLS_cert_chain_server:
+		if (x509_certs_verify(certs, certslen, X509_cert_chain_server,
+			cacerts, cacertslen, crl, crl_len, ocsp, ocsp_len,
+			X509_MAX_VERIFY_DEPTH, &verify_result) != 1) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Verification failure: %s\n", prog, verify_result_name(verify_result));
+			goto end;
+		}
+		break;
+	case TLS_cert_chain_client:
+		if (x509_certs_verify(certs, certslen, X509_cert_chain_client,
+			cacerts, cacertslen, crl, crl_len, ocsp, ocsp_len,
+			X509_MAX_VERIFY_DEPTH, &verify_result) != 1) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Verification failure: %s\n", prog, verify_result_name(verify_result));
+			goto end;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		error_print();
 		goto end;
 	}
-	format_print(stdout, 0, 0, "Signed by Certificate\n");
-	format_bytes(stdout, 0, 4, "serialNumber", serial, serial_len);
-	x509_name_print(stdout, 0, 4, "subject", subject, subject_len);
 
-	printf("\n");
 
+	if (hostname) {
+		if (x509_certs_get_cert_by_index(certs, certslen, 0, &cert, &certlen) != 1) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: read entity certificate failure\n", prog);
+			goto end;
+		}
+		if ((rv = cert_match_server_name_normalized(cert, certlen, hostname)) < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: hostname verification error\n", prog);
+			goto end;
+		}
+		if (rv == 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Verification failure: %s\n", prog, verify_result_name(X509_verify_err_hostname));
+			goto end;
+		}
+	}
+
+	printf("Verification success\n");
 	ret = 0;
 end:
-	if (infile && infp) fclose(infp);
-	if (cacertfp) fclose(cacertfp);
+	if (certs) free(certs);
+	if (cacerts) free(cacerts);
+	if (crl) free(crl);
+	if (ocsp) free(ocsp);
 	return ret;
 }