gnutls_x509_crt_get_ca_status - API function

gnutls_x509_crt_t cert should contain a gnutls_x509_crt_t type unsigned int * critical will be non-zero if the extension is marked as critical

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This function will return certificates CA status, by reading the basicConstraints X.509 extension (2.5.29.19). If the certificate is a CA a positive value will be returned, or (0) if the certificate does not have CA flag set. Use gnutls_x509_crt_get_basic_constraints() if you want to read the pathLenConstraint field too.

gnutls_x509_crt_get_ca_status - API function

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If the certificate is a CA a positive value will be returned, or (0) if the certificate does not have CA flag set. A negative error code may be returned in case of errors. If the certificate does not contain the basicConstraints extension GNUTLS_E_REQUESTED_DATA_NOT_AVAILABLE will be returned.

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