gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(3) gnutls gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(3)
NAME
gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer - API function
SYNOPSIS
#include <gnutls/x509.h>
int gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(gnutls_x509_crt_t cert, gnutls_x509_crt_t issuer);
ARGUMENTS
gnutls_x509_crt_t cert
is the certificate to be checked
gnutls_x509_crt_t issuer
is the certificate of a possible issuer
DESCRIPTION
This function will check if the given certificate was issued by the given issuer. It checks the DN fields and the authority key identifier
and subject key identifier fields match.
RETURNS
It will return true (1) if the given certificate is issued by the given issuer, and false (0) if not.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-gnutls@gnu.org>.
General guidelines for reporting bugs: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/
GnuTLS home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc..
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. As an alternative you may obtain the manual from:
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/manual/
gnutls 3.1.15 gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(3)