X509_get_serialNumber3ssl
Get or set certificate serial number
Usage
#include <openssl/x509.h>ASN1_INTEGER *X509_get_serialNumber(X509 *x);const ASN1_INTEGER *X509_get0_serialNumber(const X509 *x);int X509_set_serialNumber(X509 *x, ASN1_INTEGER *serial);#include <openssl/x509_acert.h>ASN1_INTEGER *X509_ACERT_get0_serialNumber(X509_ACERT *x);int X509_ACERT_set1_serialNumber(X509_ACERT *x, ASN1_INTEGER *serial);
Overview
X509_get_serialNumber() returns the serial number of certificate x as an ASN1_INTEGER structure which can be examined or initialised. The value returned is an internal pointer which MUST NOT be freed up after the call.
X509_get0_serialNumber() is the same as X509_get_serialNumber() except it accepts a const parameter and returns a const result.
X509_set_serialNumber() sets the serial number of certificate x to serial. A copy of the serial number is used internally so serial should be freed up after use.
X509_ACERT_get0_serialNumber() performs the same operation as X509_get_serialNumber() for attribute certificates.
X509_ACERT_set1_serialNumber() performs the same operation as X509_set_serialNumber() for attribute certificates.
Return values
X509_get_serialNumber(), X509_get0_serialNumber() and X509_ACERT_get0_serialNumber() return a pointer to an ASN1_INTEGER structure.
X509_set_serialNumber() and X509_ACERT_set1_serialNumber() return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
Releases
6 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 5 times.