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NAME

       gnutls_certificate_verify_peers3 - API function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

       int  gnutls_certificate_verify_peers3(gnutls_session_t  session,  const  char  * hostname,
       unsigned int * status);

ARGUMENTS

       gnutls_session_t session
                   is a gnutls session

       const char * hostname
                   is the expected name of the peer; may be NULL

       unsigned int * status
                   is the output of the verification

DESCRIPTION

       This function will verify the peer's certificate and store the the status in  the   status
       variable  as a bitwise OR of gnutls_certificate_status_t values or zero if the certificate
       is trusted. Note that value in  status is set only when the return value of this  function
       is  success  (i.e, failure to trust a certificate does not imply a negative return value).
       The  default  verification  flags  used  by  this  function  can   be   overridden   using
       gnutls_certificate_set_verify_flags().        See        the        documentation       of
       gnutls_certificate_verify_peers2() for details in the verification process.

       This function will take into account the stapled OCSP responses sent  by  the  server,  as
       well as the following X.509 certificate extensions: Name Constraints, Key Usage, and Basic
       Constraints (pathlen).

       If the  hostname provided is non-NULL then this function will compare the hostname in  the
       certificate  against  it. The comparison will follow the RFC6125 recommendations. If names
       do not match the GNUTLS_CERT_UNEXPECTED_OWNER status flag will be set.

       In order to verify the purpose of  the  end-certificate  (by  checking  the  extended  key
       usage), use gnutls_certificate_verify_peers().

       To avoid denial of service attacks some default upper limits regarding the certificate key
       size and chain size are set. To override them use gnutls_certificate_set_verify_limits().

       Note that when using raw public-keys verification  will  not  work  because  there  is  no
       corresponding certificate body belonging to the raw key that can be verified. In that case
       this function will return GNUTLS_E_INVALID_REQUEST.

RETURNS

       GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) when the validation is performed, or a negative error code otherwise.
       A  successful  error  code  means that the  status parameter must be checked to obtain the
       validation status.

SINCE

       3.1.4

REPORTING BUGS

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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2001- Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.
       Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in  any
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