---
name: "gnutls_x509_crl_check_issuer"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnutls"
version: "3.8.13-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnutls_x509_crl_check_issuer"
---

# gnutls\_x509\_crl\_check\_issuer(3)

API function

## NAME

gnutls\_x509\_crl\_check\_issuer - API function

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<gnutls/x509.h\>**

**unsigned gnutls\_x509\_crl\_check\_issuer(gnutls\_x509\_crl\_t** *crl***, gnutls\_x509\_crt\_t** *issuer***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- gnutls\_x509\_crl\_t crl

  is the CRL to be checked

- gnutls\_x509\_crt\_t issuer

  is the certificate of a possible issuer

## DESCRIPTION

This function will check if the given CRL was issued by the given issuer certificate.

## RETURNS

true (1) if the given CRL was issued by the given issuer, and false (0) if not.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bugs@gnutls.org\>.\
 Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.\
 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 /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form visit

- https://www.gnutls.org/manual/