NAME¶
gnutls_x509_crt_get_ca_status - API function
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <gnutls/x509.h>
int gnutls_x509_crt_get_ca_status(gnutls_x509_crt_t cert,
unsigned int * critical);
ARGUMENTS¶
- gnutls_x509_crt_t cert
- should contain a gnutls_x509_crt_t structure
- unsigned int * critical
- will be non-zero if the extension is marked as critical
DESCRIPTION¶
This function will return certificates CA status, by reading the
basicConstraints X.509 extension (2.5.29.19). If the certificate is a CA a
positive value will be returned, or (0) if the certificate does not have CA
flag set.
Use
gnutls_x509_crt_get_basic_constraints() if you want to read the
pathLenConstraint field too.
RETURNS¶
If the certificate is a CA a positive value will be returned, or (0) if the
certificate does not have CA flag set. A negative error code may be returned
in case of errors. If the certificate does not contain the basicConstraints
extension GNUTLS_E_REQUESTED_DATA_NOT_AVAILABLE will be returned.
REPORTING BUGS¶
Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
Home page:
http://www.gnutls.org
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright © 2001-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc..
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/