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diff --git a/doc/crypto/X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object.pod b/doc/crypto/X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..35f13ec8c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/crypto/X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object.pod @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +=pod + +X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object, X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_data, +X509_NAME_ENTRY_set_object, X509_NAME_ENTRY_set_data, +X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_txt, X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_NID, +X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_OBJ - X509_NAME_ENTRY utility functions + +=head1 NAME + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + +ASN1_OBJECT * X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object(X509_NAME_ENTRY *ne); +ASN1_STRING * X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_data(X509_NAME_ENTRY *ne); + +int X509_NAME_ENTRY_set_object(X509_NAME_ENTRY *ne, ASN1_OBJECT *obj); +int X509_NAME_ENTRY_set_data(X509_NAME_ENTRY *ne, int type, unsigned char *bytes, int len); + +X509_NAME_ENTRY *X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_txt(X509_NAME_ENTRY **ne, char *field, int type, unsigned char *bytes, int len); +X509_NAME_ENTRY *X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_NID(X509_NAME_ENTRY **ne, int nid, int type,unsigned char *bytes, int len); +X509_NAME_ENTRY *X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_OBJ(X509_NAME_ENTRY **ne, ASN1_OBJECT *obj, int type,unsigned char *bytes, int len); + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object() retrieves the field name of B<ne> in +and B<ASN1_OBJECT> structure. + +X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_data() retrieves the field value of B<ne> in +and B<ASN1_STRING> structure. + +X509_NAME_ENTRY_set_object() sets the field name of B<ne> to B<obj>. + +X509_NAME_ENTRY_set_data() sets the field value of B<ne> to string type +B<type> and value determined by B<bytes> and B<len>. + +X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_txt(), X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_NID() +and X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_OBJ() create and return an +B<X509_NAME_ENTRY> structure. + +=head1 NOTES + +X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object() and X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_data() can be +used to examine an B<X509_NAME_ENTRY> function as returned by +X509_NAME_get_entry() for example. + +X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_txt(), X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_NID(), +and X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_OBJ() create and return an + +X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_txt(), X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_OBJ(), +X509_NAME_ENTRY_create_by_NID() and X509_NAME_ENTRY_set_data() +are seldom used in practice because B<X509_NAME_ENTRY> structures +are almost always part of B<X509_NAME> structures and the +corresponding B<X509_NAME> functions are typically used to +create and add new entries in a single operation. + +The arguments of these functions support similar options to the similarly +named ones of the corresponding B<X509_NAME> functions such as +X509_NAME_add_entry_by_txt(). So for example B<type> can be set to +B<MBSTRING_ASC> but in the case of X509_set_data() the field name must be +set first so the relevant field information can be looked up internally. + +=head1 RETURN VALUES + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>, L<d2i_X509_NAME(3)|d2i_X509_NAME(3)>, +L<OBJ_nid2obj(3),OBJ_nid2obj(3)> + +=head1 HISTORY + +TBA + +=cut |