1gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(3)     gnutls     gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(3)
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NAME

6       gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer - API function
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <gnutls/x509.h>
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11       unsigned      gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer(gnutls_x509_crt_t      cert,
12       gnutls_x509_crt_t issuer);
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ARGUMENTS

15       gnutls_x509_crt_t cert
16                   is the certificate to be checked
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18       gnutls_x509_crt_t issuer
19                   is the certificate of a possible issuer
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DESCRIPTION

22       This function will check if the given certificate  was  issued  by  the
23       given  issuer. It checks the DN fields and the authority key identifier
24       and subject key identifier fields match.
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26       If the same certificate is provided at the  cert and  issuer fields, it
27       will check whether the certificate is self-signed.
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RETURNS

30       It will return true (1) if the given certificate is issued by the given
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REPORTING BUGS

34       Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
35       Home page: https://www.gnutls.org
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SEE ALSO

45       The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.
46       If  the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form
47       visit
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49       https://www.gnutls.org/manual/
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