1page_name(3)                 Heimdal x509 library                 page_name(3)
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6       page_name - PKIX/X.509 Names There are several names in PKIX/X.509,
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9       A Name consists of an ordered list of Relative Distinguished Names
10       (RDN). Each RDN consists of an unordered list of typed strings. The
11       types are defined by OID and have long and short description. For
12       example id-at-commonName (2.5.4.3) have the long name CommonName and
13       short name CN. The string itself can be of several encoding, UTF8,
14       UTF16, Teltex string, etc. The type limit what encoding should be used.
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16       GeneralName is a broader nametype that can contains al kind of stuff
17       like Name, IP addresses, partial Name, etc.
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19       Name is mapped into a hx509_name object.
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21       Parse and string name into a hx509_name object with hx509_parse_name(),
22       make it back into string representation with hx509_name_to_string().
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24       Name string are defined rfc2253, rfc1779 and X.501.
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26       See the library functions here: hx509 name functions
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30Version 7.7.1                   Tue Nov 15 2022                   page_name(3)
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