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NAME | SYNOPSIS | ARGUMENTS | DESCRIPTION | RETURNS | SINCE | REPORTING BUGS | COPYRIGHT | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON 

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NAME         top

       gnutls_x509_name_constraints_check_crt - API function

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <gnutls/x509.h>

       unsigned
       gnutls_x509_name_constraints_check_crt(gnutls_x509_name_constraints_t
       nc, gnutls_x509_subject_alt_name_t type, gnutls_x509_crt_t cert);

ARGUMENTS         top

       gnutls_x509_name_constraints_t nc
                   the extracted name constraints

       gnutls_x509_subject_alt_name_t type
                   the type of the constraint to check (of type
                   gnutls_x509_subject_alt_name_t)

       gnutls_x509_crt_t cert
                   the certificate to be checked

DESCRIPTION         top

       This function will check the provided certificate names against
       the constraints in
        nc using the RFC5280 rules. It will traverse all the
       certificate's names and alternative names.

       Currently this function is limited to DNS names and emails (of
       type GNUTLS_SAN_DNSNAME and GNUTLS_SAN_RFC822NAME).

RETURNS         top

       zero if the provided name is not acceptable, and non-zero
       otherwise.

SINCE         top

       3.3.0

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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