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Name

gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname — API function

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>.

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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