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NAME

       gnutls_certificate_verify_peers2   -   return  the  peer’s  certificate
       verification status

SYNOPSIS

       #include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

       int gnutls_certificate_verify_peers2(gnutls_session_t session, unsigned
       int * status);

ARGUMENTS

       gnutls_session_t session
                   is a gnutls session

       unsigned int * status
                   is the output of the verification

DESCRIPTION

       This  function will try to verify the peer’s certificate and return its
       status (trusted, invalid etc.).  The value of status should be  one  or
       more  of  the  gnutls_certificate_status_t  enumerated elements bitwise
       or’d. 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 you must also check the peer’s name in order to check if  the
       verified certificate belongs to the actual peer.

       This  function  uses  gnutls_x509_crt_list_verify() with the CAs in the
       credentials as trusted CAs.

       Note that some commonly used X.509 Certificate  Authorities  are  still
       using  Version 1 certificates.  If you want to accept them, you need to
       call      gnutls_certificate_set_verify_flags()       with,       e.g.,
       GNUTLS_VERIFY_ALLOW_X509_V1_CA_CRT parameter.

RETURNS

       a negative error code on error and zero on success.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report    bugs    to    <bug-gnutls@gnu.org>.     GnuTLS   home   page:
       http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/ General help  using  GNU  software:
       http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2008 Free Software Foundation.
       Copying  and  distribution  of this file, with or without modification,
       are permitted in any medium  without  royalty  provided  the  copyright
       notice and this notice are preserved.

SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation  for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and gnutls programs are properly installed  at  your  site,
       the command

              info gnutls

       should give you access to the complete manual.