gnutls_x509_crq_set_basic_constraints(3)

gnutls_x509_crq_set_basic_constraints3

Api function

Usage

#include <gnutls/x509.h>

int gnutls_x509_crq_set_basic_constraints(gnutls_x509_crq_t crq, unsigned int ca, int pathLenConstraint);

Arguments

gnutls_x509_crq_t crq

a certificate request of type gnutls_x509_crq_t

unsigned int ca

true(1) or false(0) depending on the Certificate authority status.

int pathLenConstraint

non-negative error codes indicate maximum length of path, and negative error codes indicate that the pathLenConstraints field should not be present.

Overview

This function will set the basicConstraints certificate extension.

Returns

On success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned, otherwise a negative error value.

Since

2.8.0

Releases

8 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 7 times.

  1. 6.0
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 10
  5. 11
  6. 12
  7. 13
  8. Arch

Reporting bugs

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

From gnutls 3.8.13-3 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.