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.TH "gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname" 3 "3.8.5" "gnutls" "gnutls"
.SH NAME
gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname \- API function
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <gnutls/x509.h>
.sp
.BI "unsigned gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname(gnutls_x509_crt_t " cert ", const char * " hostname ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "gnutls_x509_crt_t cert" 12
should contain an gnutls_x509_crt_t type
.IP "const char * hostname" 12
A null terminated string that contains a DNS name
.SH "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 \fBgnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname2()\fP.
.SH "RETURNS"
non\-zero for a successful match, and zero on failure.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
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Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2001-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.
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Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
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notice and this notice are preserved.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B gnutls
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/
directory does not contain the HTML form visit
.B
.IP https://www.gnutls.org/manual/
.PP