1X509_NAME_PRINT_EX(3) OpenSSL X509_NAME_PRINT_EX(3)
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6 X509_NAME_print_ex, X509_NAME_print_ex_fp, X509_NAME_print,
7 X509_NAME_oneline - X509_NAME printing routines
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10 #include <openssl/x509.h>
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12 int X509_NAME_print_ex(BIO *out, const X509_NAME *nm, int indent, unsigned long flags);
13 int X509_NAME_print_ex_fp(FILE *fp, const X509_NAME *nm, int indent, unsigned long flags);
14 char *X509_NAME_oneline(const X509_NAME *a, char *buf, int size);
15 int X509_NAME_print(BIO *bp, const X509_NAME *name, int obase);
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18 X509_NAME_print_ex() prints a human readable version of nm to BIO out.
19 Each line (for multiline formats) is indented by indent spaces. The
20 output format can be extensively customised by use of the flags
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23 X509_NAME_print_ex_fp() is identical to X509_NAME_print_ex() except the
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26 X509_NAME_oneline() prints an ASCII version of a to buf. If buf is
27 NULL then a buffer is dynamically allocated and returned, and size is
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31 X509_NAME_print() prints out name to bp indenting each line by obase
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36 The functions X509_NAME_oneline() and X509_NAME_print() produce a non
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38 various quirks and inconsistencies. Their use is strongly discouraged
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42 XN_FLAG_ONELINE, XN_FLAG_MULTILINE or XN_FLAG_RFC2253 will suffice. As
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44 ASN1_STRFLGS_ESC_MSB should be unset: so for example XN_FLAG_ONELINE &
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52 The options XN_FLAG_SEP_COMMA_PLUS, XN_FLAG_SEP_CPLUS_SPC,
53 XN_FLAG_SEP_SPLUS_SPC and XN_FLAG_SEP_MULTILINE determine the field
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55 RelativeDistinguishedName components and separate values in the same
56 RDN for a multi-valued RDN. Multi-valued RDNs are currently very rare
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59 XN_FLAG_SEP_COMMA_PLUS uses comma and plus as separators.
60 XN_FLAG_SEP_CPLUS_SPC uses comma and plus with spaces: this is more
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62 semicolon and plus. XN_FLAG_SEP_MULTILINE uses spaced newline and plus
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65 If XN_FLAG_DN_REV is set the whole DN is printed in reversed order.
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67 The fields XN_FLAG_FN_SN, XN_FLAG_FN_LN, XN_FLAG_FN_OID,
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69 the short name (e.g. CN) the long name (e.g. commonName) always use OID
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73 If XN_FLAG_SPC_EQ is set then spaces will be placed around the '='
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76 If XN_FLAG_DUMP_UNKNOWN_FIELDS is set then the encoding of unknown
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79 If XN_FLAG_FN_ALIGN is set then field names are padded to 20
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87 XN_FLAG_RFC2253 sets options which produce an output compatible with
88 RFC2253 it is equivalent to:
89 ASN1_STRFLGS_RFC2253 | XN_FLAG_SEP_COMMA_PLUS | XN_FLAG_DN_REV |
90 XN_FLAG_FN_SN | XN_FLAG_DUMP_UNKNOWN_FIELDS
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92 XN_FLAG_ONELINE is a more readable one line format which is the same
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94 ASN1_STRFLGS_RFC2253 | ASN1_STRFLGS_ESC_QUOTE | XN_FLAG_SEP_CPLUS_SPC
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97 XN_FLAG_MULTILINE is a multiline format which is the same as:
98 ASN1_STRFLGS_ESC_CTRL | ASN1_STRFLGS_ESC_MSB | XN_FLAG_SEP_MULTILINE |
99 XN_FLAG_SPC_EQ | XN_FLAG_FN_LN | XN_FLAG_FN_ALIGN
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101 XN_FLAG_COMPAT uses a format identical to X509_NAME_print(): in fact it
102 calls X509_NAME_print() internally.
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105 X509_NAME_oneline() returns a valid string on success or NULL on error.
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107 X509_NAME_print() returns 1 on success or 0 on error.
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109 X509_NAME_print_ex() and X509_NAME_print_ex_fp() return 1 on success or
110 0 on error if the XN_FLAG_COMPAT is set, which is the same as
111 X509_NAME_print(). Otherwise, it returns -1 on error or other values on
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115 ASN1_STRING_print_ex(3)
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118 Copyright 2002-2018 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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120 Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use
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