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.TH "gnutls_x509_crt_get_issuer" 3 "3.6.7" "gnutls" "gnutls"
.SH NAME
gnutls_x509_crt_get_issuer \- API function
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <gnutls/x509.h>
.sp
.BI "int gnutls_x509_crt_get_issuer(gnutls_x509_crt_t " cert ", gnutls_x509_dn_t * " dn ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "gnutls_x509_crt_t cert" 12
should contain a \fBgnutls_x509_crt_t\fP type
.IP "gnutls_x509_dn_t * dn" 12
output variable with pointer to uint8_t DN
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Return the Certificate's Issuer DN as a \fBgnutls_x509_dn_t\fP data type,
that can be decoded using \fBgnutls_x509_dn_get_rdn_ava()\fP. 

Note that  \fIdn\fP should be treated as constant. Because it points 
into the  \fIcert\fP object, you should not use  \fIdn\fP after  \fIcert\fP is
deallocated.
.SH "RETURNS"
Returns 0 on success, or an error code.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.IP https://www.gnutls.org/manual/
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