1gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname(3)   gnutls   gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname(3)
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NAME

6       gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname - API function
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <gnutls/x509.h>
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11       unsigned  gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname(gnutls_x509_crt_t  cert, const
12       char * hostname);
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ARGUMENTS

15       gnutls_x509_crt_t cert
16                   should contain an gnutls_x509_crt_t type
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18       const char * hostname
19                   A null terminated string that contains a DNS name
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DESCRIPTION

22       This function will check if the given certificate's subject matches the
23       given  hostname.   This  is  a basic implementation of the matching de‐
24       scribed  in  RFC6125,  and  takes  into  account  wildcards,  and   the
25       DNSName/IPAddress subject alternative name PKIX extension.
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27       For details see also gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname2().
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RETURNS

30       non-zero for a successful match, and zero on failure.
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REPORTING BUGS

33       Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
34       Home page: https://www.gnutls.org
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38       Copyright © 2001- Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.
39       Copying  and  distribution  of this file, with or without modification,
40       are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright  no‐
41       tice and this notice are preserved.
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SEE ALSO

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