gnutls_x509_rdn_get(3)						      gnutls						    gnutls_x509_rdn_get(3)

NAME

       gnutls_x509_rdn_get - parse an RDN sequence and returns a string

SYNOPSIS

       #include <gnutls/x509.h>

       int gnutls_x509_rdn_get(const gnutls_datum_t * idn, char * buf, size_t * sizeof_buf);

ARGUMENTS

       const gnutls_datum_t * idn
		   should contain a DER encoded RDN sequence

       char * buf  a pointer to a structure to hold the peer's name

       size_t * sizeof_buf
		   holds the size of buf

DESCRIPTION

       This  function  will  return  the  name	of  the  given RDN sequence.  The name will be in the form "C=xxxx,O=yyyy,CN=zzzz" as described in
       RFC2253.

RETURNS

       On success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS is returned, or GNUTLS_E_SHORT_MEMORY_BUFFER is returned and *sizeof_buf is updated if the provided buffer	is
       not long enough, otherwise a negative error value.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report	bugs   to   <bug-gnutls@gnu.org>.   GnuTLS  home  page:  http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/  General  help  using  GNU  software:
       http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation.
       Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without  royalty  provided  the  copyright
       notice and this notice are preserved.

SEE ALSO

       The  full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and gnutls programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

	      info gnutls

       should give you access to the complete manual.

gnutls								       2.8.6						    gnutls_x509_rdn_get(3)