Name

gnutls_x509_crt_get_issuer_dn — This function returns the Certificate's issuer distinguished name

Synopsis

#include <gnutls/x509.h>
int gnutls_x509_crt_get_issuer_dn( gnutls_x509_crt_t cert,
  char * buf,
  size_t * sizeof_buf);
 

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_x509_crt_t cert

should contain a gnutls_x509_crt_t structure

char * buf

a pointer to a structure to hold the name (may be null)

size_t * sizeof_buf

initially holds the size of buf

DESCRIPTION

This function will copy the name of the Certificate issuer in the provided buffer. The name will be in the form "C=xxxx,O=yyyy,CN=zzzz" as described in RFC2253. The output string will be ASCII or UTF−8 encoded, depending on the certificate data.

If buf is null then only the size will be filled.

RETURNS

GNUTLS_E_SHORT_MEMORY_BUFFER if the provided buffer is not long enough, and in that case the *sizeof_buf will be updated with the required size. On success 0 is returned.

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

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