gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname

Section: gnutls (3)
Updated: 2.8.5
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NAME

gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname - compares the hostname with certificate's hostname

SYNOPSIS

#include <gnutls/x509.h>

int gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname(gnutls_x509_crt_t cert, const char * hostname);

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_x509_crt_t cert: should contain an gnutls_x509_crt_t structure
const char * hostname: A null terminated string that contains a DNS name

DESCRIPTION

This function will check if the given certificate's subject matches the given hostname. This is a basic implementation of the matching described in RFC2818 (HTTPS), which takes into account wildcards, and the DNSName/IPAddress subject alternative name PKIX extension.

RETURNS

non zero for a successful match, and zero on failure.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-gnutls@gnu.org>. GnuTLS home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/ General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

COPYRIGHT

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