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diff --git a/doc/functions/gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname b/doc/functions/gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9e0c9e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/functions/gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ + + + + +@deftypefun {unsigned} {gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname} (gnutls_x509_crt_t @var{cert}, const char * @var{hostname}) +@var{cert}: should contain an gnutls_x509_crt_t type + +@var{hostname}: A null terminated string that contains a DNS name + +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 @code{gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname2()} . + +@strong{Returns:} non-zero for a successful match, and zero on failure. +@end deftypefun |