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Name

gnutls_pubkey_export — API function

Synopsis

#include <gnutls/abstract.h>
int gnutls_pubkey_export( gnutls_pubkey_t key,
  gnutls_x509_crt_fmt_t format,
  void * output_data,
  size_t * output_data_size);
 

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_pubkey_t key

Holds the certificate

gnutls_x509_crt_fmt_t format

the format of output params. One of PEM or DER.

void * output_data

will contain a certificate PEM or DER encoded

size_t * output_data_size

holds the size of output_data (and will be replaced by the actual size of parameters)

DESCRIPTION

This function will export the public key to DER or PEM format. The contents of the exported data is the SubjectPublicKeyInfo X.509 structure.

If the buffer provided is not long enough to hold the output, then *output_data_size is updated and GNUTLS_E_SHORT_MEMORY_BUFFER will be returned.

If the structure is PEM encoded, it will have a header of "BEGIN CERTIFICATE".

RETURNS

In case of failure a negative error code will be returned, and 0 on success.

SINCE

2.12.0

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-gnutls@gnu.org>.

General guidelines for reporting bugs: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

GnuTLS home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/

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. As an alternative you may obtain the manual from:

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