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gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname(3)   gnutls   gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname(3)

NAME
       gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname -	API function

SYNOPSIS
       #include	<gnutls/x509.h>

       unsigned	 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 type

       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  de-
       scribed	 in  RFC6125,  and  takes  into	 account  wildcards,  and  the
       DNSName/IPAddress subject alternative name PKIX extension.

       For details see also gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname2().

RETURNS
       non-zero	for a successful match,	and zero on failure.

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

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 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 no-
       tice and	this notice are	preserved.

SEE ALSO
       The full	documentation for gnutls is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.
       If the /usr/local/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML
       form visit

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

gnutls				     3.8.9   gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname(3)

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