NAME¶

gnutls_x509_crt_get_issuer_dn3 - API function

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <gnutls/x509.h>

int gnutls_x509_crt_get_issuer_dn3(gnutls_x509_crt_t cert, gnutls_datum_t * dn, unsigned flags);

ARGUMENTS¶

gnutls_x509_crt_t cert

should contain a gnutls_x509_crt_t type

gnutls_datum_t * dn

a pointer to a structure to hold the name; must be freed using gnutls_free()

unsigned flags

zero or GNUTLS_X509_DN_FLAG_COMPAT

DESCRIPTION¶

This function will allocate buffer and copy the name of issuer of the Certificate. The name will be in the form "C=xxxx,O=yyyy,CN=zzzz" as described in RFC4514. The output string will be ASCII or UTF-8 encoded, depending on the certificate data.

When the flag GNUTLS_X509_DN_FLAG_COMPAT is specified, the output format will match the format output by previous to 3.5.6 versions of GnuTLS which was not not fully RFC4514-compliant.

RETURNS¶

On success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned, otherwise a negative error value.

SINCE¶

3.5.7

REPORTING BUGS¶

Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright © 2001-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.
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 /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form visit

https://www.gnutls.org/manual/