gnutls_x509_crt_get_issuer

Section: gnutls (3)
Updated: 2.8.5
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NAME

gnutls_x509_crt_get_issuer - API function  

SYNOPSIS

#include <gnutls/x509.h>

int gnutls_x509_crt_get_issuer(gnutls_x509_crt_t cert, gnutls_x509_dn_t * dn);  

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_x509_crt_t cert
should contain a gnutls_x509_crt_t structure
gnutls_x509_dn_t * dn
output variable with pointer to opaque DN
 

DESCRIPTION

Return the Certificate's Issuer DN as an opaque data type. You may use gnutls_x509_dn_get_rdn_ava() to decode the DN.

Note that dn should be treated as constant. Because points into the cert object, you may not deallocate cert and continue to access dn.  

RETURNS

Returns 0 on success, or an error code.  

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

Copyright © 2008 Free Software Foundation.
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.  

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and gnutls programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info gnutls

should give you access to the complete manual.