gnutls_x509_crt_sign(3)

gnutls_x509_crt_sign3

Api function

Usage

#include <gnutls/x509.h>

int gnutls_x509_crt_sign(gnutls_x509_crt_t crt, gnutls_x509_crt_t issuer, gnutls_x509_privkey_t issuer_key);

Arguments

gnutls_x509_crt_t crt

a certificate of type gnutls_x509_crt_t

gnutls_x509_crt_t issuer

is the certificate of the certificate issuer

gnutls_x509_privkey_t issuer_key

holds the issuer's private key

Overview

This function is the same a gnutls_x509_crt_sign2() with no flags, and an appropriate hash algorithm. The hash algorithm used may vary between versions of GnuTLS, and it is tied to the security level of the issuer's public key.

Returns

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

Releases

10 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 9 times.

  1. 4.0
  2. 5.0
  3. 6.0
  4. 8
  5. 9
  6. 10
  7. 11
  8. 12
  9. 13
  10. Arch

Reporting bugs

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

From gnutls 3.8.13-3 in Arch Linux 2026-11-07. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.