gnutls_x509_crt_get_ca_status(3)

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
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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/