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
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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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40       Copying and distribution of this file, with  or  without  modification,
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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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