gnutls_certificate_verify_peers (3) - Linux Manuals

gnutls_certificate_verify_peers: API function

NAME

gnutls_certificate_verify_peers - API function

SYNOPSIS

#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

int gnutls_certificate_verify_peers(gnutls_session_t session, gnutls_typed_vdata_st * data, unsigned int elements, unsigned int * status);

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_session_t session

is a gnutls session

gnutls_typed_vdata_st * data

an array of typed data

unsigned int elements

the number of data elements

unsigned int * status

is the output of the verification

DESCRIPTION

This function will verify the peer's certificate and store the status in the status variable as a bitwise or'd gnutls_certificate_status_t values or zero if the certificate is trusted. Note that value in status is set only when the return value of this function is success (i.e, failure to trust a certificate does not imply a negative return value). The default verification flags used by this function can be overridden using gnutls_certificate_set_verify_flags(). See the documentation of gnutls_certificate_verify_peers2() for details in the verification process.

The acceptable data types are GNUTLS_DT_DNS_HOSTNAME and GNUTLS_DT_KEY_PURPOSE_OID. The former accepts as data a null-terminated hostname, and the latter a null-terminated object identifier (e.g., GNUTLS_KP_TLS_WWW_SERVER). If a DNS hostname is provided then this function will compare the hostname in the certificate against the given. If names do not match the GNUTLS_CERT_UNEXPECTED_OWNER status flag will be set. If a key purpose OID is provided and the end-certificate contains the extended key usage PKIX extension, it will be required to be have the provided key purpose or be marked for any purpose, otherwise verification will fail with GNUTLS_CERT_SIGNER_CONSTRAINTS_FAILURE status.

RETURNS

a negative error code on error and GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) when the peer's certificate was successfully parsed, irrespective of whether it was verified.

SINCE

3.3.0

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bugs [at] gnutls.org>.
Home page: http://www.gnutls.org

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