SYNOPSIS

#include <gnutls/x509.h>

int gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(gnutls_x509_crt_t cert, gnutls_x509_crt_t issuer);

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_x509_crt_t cert

is the certificate to be checked

gnutls_x509_crt_t issuer

is the certificate of a possible issuer

DESCRIPTION

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.

RETURNS

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

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

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COPYRIGHT

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