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NAME         top

       gnutls_x509_name_constraints_check - API function

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <gnutls/x509.h>

       unsigned
       gnutls_x509_name_constraints_check(gnutls_x509_name_constraints_t
       nc, gnutls_x509_subject_alt_name_t type, const gnutls_datum_t *
       name);

ARGUMENTS         top

       gnutls_x509_name_constraints_t nc
                   the extracted name constraints

       gnutls_x509_subject_alt_name_t type
                   the type of the constraint to check (of type
                   gnutls_x509_subject_alt_name_t)

       const gnutls_datum_t * name
                   the name to be checked

DESCRIPTION         top

       This function will check the provided name against the
       constraints in
        nc using the RFC5280 rules. Currently this function is limited
       to DNS names, emails and IP addresses (of type
       GNUTLS_SAN_DNSNAME, GNUTLS_SAN_RFC822NAME and
       GNUTLS_SAN_IPADDRESS).

RETURNS         top

       zero if the provided name is not acceptable, and non-zero
       otherwise.

SINCE         top

       3.3.0

REPORTING BUGS         top

       Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
       Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

COPYRIGHT         top

       Copyright © 2001-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.
       Copying and distribution of this file, with or without
       modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty
       provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.

SEE ALSO         top

       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

       https://www.gnutls.org/manual/

COLOPHON         top

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