gnutls_x509_crt_get_issuer(3)

NAME
gnutls_x509_crt_get_issuer - API function

SYNOPSIS
#include <gnutls/x509.h>

int gnutls_x509_crt_get_issuer(gnutls_x509_crt_t cert, gnutls_x509_dn_t * dn);

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_x509_crt_t cert
    should contain a gnutls_x509_crt_t structure

gnutls_x509_dn_t * dn
    output variable with pointer to uint8_t DN

DESCRIPTION
Return the Certificate's Issuer DN as an uint8_t data type. You may use gnutls_x509_dn_get_rdn_ava() to decode the DN. Note that dn should be treated as constant. Because points into the cert object, you may not deallocate cert and continue to access dn .

RETURNS
Returns 0 on success, or an error code.

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/

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2012 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 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:

    http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/manual/