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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>

       unsigned 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 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: https://www.gnutls.org


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2001- 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/local/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML
       form visit

       https://www.gnutls.org/manual/

gnutls                               3.7.9   gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname(3)

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