gnutls_pkcs7_verify(3) gnutls gnutls_pkcs7_verify(3)
NAME
gnutls_pkcs7_verify - API function
SYNOPSIS
#include <gnutls/pkcs7.h>
int gnutls_pkcs7_verify(gnutls_pkcs7_t pkcs7, gnutls_x509_trust_list_t
tl, gnutls_typed_vdata_st * vdata, unsigned int vdata_size, unsigned
idx, const gnutls_datum_t * data, unsigned flags);
ARGUMENTS
gnutls_pkcs7_t pkcs7
should contain a gnutls_pkcs7_t type
gnutls_x509_trust_list_t tl
A list of trusted certificates
gnutls_typed_vdata_st * vdata
an array of typed data
unsigned int vdata_size
the number of data elements
unsigned idx
the index of the signature info to check
const gnutls_datum_t * data
The data to be verified or NULL
unsigned flags
Zero or an OR list of gnutls_certificate_verify_flags
DESCRIPTION
This function will verify the provided data against the signature
present in the SignedData of the PKCS 7 structure. If the data provided
are NULL then the data in the encapsulatedContent field will be used in-
stead.
RETURNS
On success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned, otherwise a negative error
value. A verification error results to a GNUTLS_E_PK_SIG_VERIFY_FAILED
and the lack of encapsulated data to verify to a GNUTLS_E_RE-
QUESTED_DATA_NOT_AVAILABLE.
SINCE
3.4.2
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org
COPYRIGHT
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and this notice are preserved.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form
visit
https://www.gnutls.org/manual/
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