gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname(3) gnutls gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname(3)
NAME
gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname - API function
SYNOPSIS
#include <gnutls/x509.h>
gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname(3) cert, const
char * hostname);
ARGUMENTS
gnutls_x509_crt_t cert
should contain an gnutls_x509_crt_t type
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 RFC6125, and takes into account wildcards, and the
DNSName/IPAddress subject alternative name PKIX extension.
For details see also gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname2().
RETURNS
non-zero for a successful match, and zero on failure.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
Home page: http://www.gnutls.org
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.
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 /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form
visit
http://www.gnutls.org/manual/
gnutls 3.5.8 gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname(3)
gnutls 3.5.8 - Generated Wed Jan 11 19:42:41 CST 2017