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page_name(3)		      Heimdal x509 library		    page_name(3)

NAME
     page_name	- PKIX/X.509 Names There are several names in PKIX/X.509, Gener-
     alName and Name.

     A Name consists of an ordered list of Relative Distinguished  Names  (RDN).
     Each  RDN consists of an unordered list of typed strings. The types are de-
     fined by OID and have long and short description. For example id-at-common-
     Name (2.5.4.3) have the long name CommonName and short name CN. The  string
     itself  can  be  of  several encoding, UTF8, UTF16, Teltex string, etc. The
     type limit what encoding should be used.

     GeneralName is a broader nametype that can contains al kind of  stuff  like
     Name, IP addresses, partial Name, etc.

     Name is mapped into a hx509_name object.

     Parse  and  string  name  into a hx509_name object with hx509_parse_name(),
     make it back into string representation with hx509_name_to_string().

     Name string are defined rfc2253, rfc1779 and X.501.

     See the library functions here: hx509 name functions

Version 7.8.0			 Tue Nov 15 2022		    page_name(3)

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