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gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(3)  gnutls  gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(3)

NAME         top

       gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer - API function

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <gnutls/x509.h>

       unsigned gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(gnutls_x509_crt_t cert,
       gnutls_x509_crt_t issuer);

ARGUMENTS         top

       gnutls_x509_crt_t cert
                   is the certificate to be checked

       gnutls_x509_crt_t issuer
                   is the certificate of a possible issuer

DESCRIPTION         top

       This function will check if the given certificate was issued by
       the given issuer. It checks the DN fields and the authority key
       identifier and subject key identifier fields match.

       If the same certificate is provided at the  cert and  issuer
       fields, it will check whether the certificate is self-signed.

RETURNS         top

       It will return true (1) if the given certificate is issued by the
       given issuer, and false (0) if not.

REPORTING BUGS         top

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

COPYRIGHT         top

       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         top

       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/

COLOPHON         top

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gnutls                            3.8.5  gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(3)

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