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6 gnutls_certificate_set_verify_limits - set the upper limits to be used
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10 #include <gnutls/gnutls.h>
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12 void gnutls_certificate_set_verify_limits(gnutls_certificate_creden‐
13 tials_t res, unsigned int max_bits, unsigned int max_depth);
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16 gnutls_certificate_credentials_t res
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