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diff --git a/doc/functions/gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer b/doc/functions/gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer new file mode 100644 index 0000000..136e8a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/functions/gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ + + + + +@deftypefun {unsigned} {gnutls_x509_crt_check_issuer} (gnutls_x509_crt_t @var{cert}, gnutls_x509_crt_t @var{issuer}) +@var{cert}: is the certificate to be checked + +@var{issuer}: is the certificate of a possible issuer + +This function will check if the given certificate was issued by the +given issuer. It checks the DN fields and the authority +key identifier and subject key identifier fields match. + +If the same certificate is provided at the @code{cert} and @code{issuer} fields, +it will check whether the certificate is self-signed. + +@strong{Returns:} It will return true (1) if the given certificate is issued +by the given issuer, and false (0) if not. +@end deftypefun |