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.TH "gnutls_x509_name_constraints_check" 3 "3.8.8" "gnutls" "gnutls"
.SH NAME
gnutls_x509_name_constraints_check \- API function
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <gnutls/x509.h>
.sp
.BI "unsigned gnutls_x509_name_constraints_check(gnutls_x509_name_constraints_t " nc ", gnutls_x509_subject_alt_name_t " type ", const gnutls_datum_t * " name ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "gnutls_x509_name_constraints_t nc" 12
the extracted name constraints
.IP "gnutls_x509_subject_alt_name_t type" 12
the type of the constraint to check (of type gnutls_x509_subject_alt_name_t)
.IP "const gnutls_datum_t * name" 12
the name to be checked
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This function will check the provided name against the constraints in
 \fInc\fP using the RFC5280 rules. Currently this function is limited to DNS
names, emails and IP addresses (of type \fBGNUTLS_SAN_DNSNAME\fP,
\fBGNUTLS_SAN_RFC822NAME\fP and \fBGNUTLS_SAN_IPADDRESS\fP).
.SH "RETURNS"
zero if the provided name is not acceptable, and non\-zero otherwise.
.SH "SINCE"
3.3.0
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
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Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

.SH COPYRIGHT
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B gnutls
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/
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.IP https://www.gnutls.org/manual/
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