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Name

gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname — compares the hostname with certificate's hostname

Synopsis

#include <gnutls/x509.h>
int gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname( gnutls_x509_crt_t cert,
  const char * hostname);
 

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_x509_crt_t cert

should contain an gnutls_x509_crt_t structure

const char * hostname

A null terminated string that contains a DNS name

DESCRIPTION

This function will check if the given certificate's subject matches the given hostname. This is a basic implementation of the matching described in RFC2818 (HTTPS), which takes into account wildcards, and the DNSName/IPAddress subject alternative name PKIX extension.

RETURNS

non zero for a successful match, and zero on failure.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <[email protected]>. GnuTLS home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/ General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

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.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2008 Free Software Foundation.

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