gnutls_x509_name_constraints_check (3)

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SYNOPSIS

#include <gnutls/x509.h>

unsigned gnutls_x509_name_constraints_check(gnutls_x509_name_constraints_t nc, gnutls_x509_subject_alt_name_t type, const gnutls_datum_t * name);

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_x509_name_constraints_t nc

the extracted name constraints structure

gnutls_x509_subject_alt_name_t type

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

const gnutls_datum_t * name

the name to be checked

DESCRIPTION

This function will check the provided name against the constraints in nc using the RFC5280 rules. Currently this function is limited to DNS names and emails (of type GNUTLS_SAN_DNSNAME and GNUTLS_SAN_RFC822NAME).

RETURNS

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

SINCE

3.3.0

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

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COPYRIGHT

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