gnutls_x509_ext_import_inhibit_anypolicy(3)

gnutls_x509_ext_import_inhibit_anypolicy3

Api function

Usage

#include <gnutls/x509-ext.h>

int gnutls_x509_ext_import_inhibit_anypolicy(const gnutls_datum_t * ext, unsigned int * skipcerts);

Arguments

const gnutls_datum_t * ext

the DER encoded extension data

unsigned int * skipcerts

will hold the number of certificates after which anypolicy is no longer acceptable.

Overview

This function will return certificate's value of SkipCerts, by reading the DER data of the Inhibit anyPolicy X.509 extension (2.5.29.54).

The skipcerts value is the number of additional certificates that may appear in the path before the anyPolicy (GNUTLS_X509_OID_POLICY_ANY) is no longer acceptable.

Returns

zero, or a negative error code in case of parsing error. If the certificate does not contain the Inhibit anyPolicy extension GNUTLS_E_REQUESTED_DATA_NOT_AVAILABLE will be returned.

Since

3.6.0

Releases

5 releases since Debian 10 (Buster); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 10
  2. 11
  3. 12
  4. 13
  5. 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.