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Name

gnutls_x509_crt_get_subject — API function

Synopsis

#include <gnutls/x509.h>
int gnutls_x509_crt_get_subject( gnutls_x509_crt_t cert,
  gnutls_x509_dn_t * dn);
 

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_x509_crt_t cert

should contain a gnutls_x509_crt_t structure

gnutls_x509_dn_t * dn

output variable with pointer to opaque DN.

DESCRIPTION

Return the Certificate's Subject DN as an opaque data type. You may use gnutls_x509_dn_get_rdn_ava() to decode the DN.

Note that dn should be treated as constant. Because points into the cert object, you may not deallocate cert and continue to access dn.

RETURNS

Returns 0 on success, or an error code.

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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