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gnutls_x509_crt_privkey_sign(3) gnutls gnutls_x509_crt_privkey_sign(3)

NAME

gnutls_x509_crt_privkey_sign - API function

SYNOPSIS

#include <gnutls/abstract.h>

int gnutls_x509_crt_privkey_sign(gnutls_x509_crt_t crt, gnutls_x509_crt_t issuer, gnutls_privkey_t issuer_key, gnutls_digest_algorithm_t dig, unsigned int flags);

ARGUMENTS

a certificate of type gnutls_x509_crt_t
is the certificate of the certificate issuer
holds the issuer's private key
The message digest to use, GNUTLS_DIG_SHA1 is a safe choice
must be 0

DESCRIPTION

This function will sign the certificate with the issuer's private key, and will copy the issuer's information into the certificate.

This must be the last step in a certificate generation since all the previously set parameters are now signed.

RETURNS

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

REPORTING BUGS

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

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001-2014 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 /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form visit

http://www.gnutls.org/manual/
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