hx509 name functions

Functions
int	hx509_name_to_string (const hx509_name name, char **str)
int	hx509_name_cmp (hx509_name n1, hx509_name n2)
int	hx509_parse_name (hx509_context context, const char *str, hx509_name *name)
int	hx509_name_copy (hx509_context context, const hx509_name from, hx509_name *to)
int	hx509_name_to_Name (const hx509_name from, Name *to)
int	hx509_name_expand (hx509_context context, hx509_name name, hx509_env env)
void	hx509_name_free (hx509_name *name)
int	hx509_unparse_der_name (const void *data, size_t length, char **str)
int	hx509_name_binary (const hx509_name name, heim_octet_string *os)
int	hx509_name_is_null_p (const hx509_name name)
int	hx509_general_name_unparse (GeneralName *name, char **str)

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Detailed Description

See the PKIX/X.509 Names for description and examples.

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Function Documentation

int hx509_general_name_unparse	(	GeneralName *	name,
		char **	str
	)

Unparse the hx509 name in name into a string.

Parameters:

	name	the name to print
	str	an allocated string returns the name in string form

Returns:

An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string().

int hx509_name_binary	(	const hx509_name	name,
		heim_octet_string *	os
	)

Convert a hx509_name object to DER encoded name.

Parameters:

	name	name to concert
	os	data to a DER encoded name, free the resulting octet string with hx509_xfree(os->data).

Returns:

An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string().

int hx509_name_cmp	(	hx509_name	n1,
		hx509_name	n2
	)

Compare to hx509 name object, useful for sorting.

Parameters:

	n1	a hx509 name object.
	n2	a hx509 name object.

Returns:

0 the objects are the same, returns > 0 is n2 is "larger" then n2, < 0 if n1 is "smaller" then n2.

int hx509_name_copy	(	hx509_context	context,
		const hx509_name	from,
		hx509_name *	to
	)

Copy a hx509 name object.

Parameters:

	context	A hx509 cotext.
	from	the name to copy from
	to	the name to copy to

Returns:

An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string().

int hx509_name_expand	(	hx509_context	context,
		hx509_name	name,
		hx509_env	env
	)

Expands variables in the name using env. Variables are on the form ${name}. Useful when dealing with certificate templates.

Parameters:

	context	A hx509 cotext.
	name	the name to expand.
	env	environment variable to expand.

Returns:

An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string().

Only UTF8String rdnSequence names are allowed

void hx509_name_free

(

hx509_name *

name

)

Free a hx509 name object, upond return *name will be NULL.

Parameters:

name

a hx509 name object to be freed.

int hx509_name_is_null_p

(

const hx509_name

name

)

Unparse the hx509 name in name into a string.

Parameters:

name

the name to check if its empty/null.

Returns:

non zero if the name is empty/null.

int hx509_name_to_Name	(	const hx509_name	from,
		Name *	to
	)

Convert a hx509_name into a Name.

Parameters:

	from	the name to copy from
	to	the name to copy to

Returns:

An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string().

int hx509_name_to_string	(	const hx509_name	name,
		char **	str
	)

Convert the hx509 name object into a printable string. The resulting string should be freed with free().

Parameters:

	name	name to print
	str	the string to return

Returns:

An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string().

int hx509_parse_name	(	hx509_context	context,
		const char *	str,
		hx509_name *	name
	)

Parse a string into a hx509 name object.

Parameters:

	context	A hx509 context.
	str	a string to parse.
	name	the resulting object, NULL in case of error.

Returns:

An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string().

int hx509_unparse_der_name	(	const void *	data,
		size_t	length,
		char **	str
	)

Convert a DER encoded name info a string.

Parameters:

	data	data to a DER/BER encoded name
	length	length of data
	str	the resulting string, is NULL on failure.

Returns:

An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string().