Name

gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname — This function compares the given hostname with the hostname in the certificate

Synopsis

#include <gnutls/x509.h>
int gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname( gnutls_x509_crt_t   cert,
  const char *   hostname);

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_x509_crt_t cert

should contain an gnutls_x509_crt_t structure

const char * hostname

A null terminated string that contains a DNS name

DESCRIPTION

This function will check if the given certificate's subject matches the given hostname. This is a basic implementation of the matching described in RFC2818 (HTTPS), which takes into account wildcards, and the DNSName/IPAddress subject alternative name PKIX extension.

Returns non zero for a successful match, and zero on failure.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-gnutls@gnu.org>.

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.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2008 Free Software Foundation.

Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved on all copies.