gnutls_x509_rdn_get_by_oid(3)

gnutls_x509_rdn_get_by_oid3

Api function

Usage

#include <gnutls/x509.h>

int gnutls_x509_rdn_get_by_oid(const gnutls_datum_t * idn, const char * oid, unsigned indx, unsigned int raw_flag, void * buf, size_t * buf_size);

Arguments

const gnutls_datum_t * idn

should contain a DER encoded RDN sequence

const char * oid

an Object Identifier

unsigned indx

In case multiple same OIDs exist in the RDN indicates which to send. Use 0 for the first one.

unsigned int raw_flag

If non-zero then the raw DER data are returned.

void * buf

a pointer to a structure to hold the peer's name

size_t * buf_size

holds the size of buf

Overview

This function will return the name of the given Object identifier, of the RDN sequence. The name will be encoded using the rules from RFC4514.

Returns

On success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned, or GNUTLS_E_SHORT_MEMORY_BUFFER is returned and * buf_size is updated if the provided buffer is not long enough, 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.