gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname (3) - Linux Manuals

gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname: API function

NAME

gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname - API function

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 RFC6125, and takes into account wildcards, and the DNSName/IPAddress subject alternative name PKIX extension.

For details see also gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname2().

RETURNS

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

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bugs [at] gnutls.org>.
Home page: http://www.gnutls.org

COPYRIGHT

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