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gnutls_x509_crl_sign2(3)

gnutls_x509_crl_sign23

Api function

Arguments

gnutls_x509_crl_t crl

should contain a gnutls_x509_crl_t type

gnutls_x509_crt_t issuer

is the certificate of the certificate issuer

gnutls_x509_privkey_t issuer_key

holds the issuer's private key

gnutls_digest_algorithm_t dig

The message digest to use. GNUTLS_DIG_SHA256 is the safe choice unless you know what you're doing.

unsigned int flags

must be 0

Overview

This function will sign the CRL with the issuer's private key, and will copy the issuer's information into the CRL.

This must be the last step in a certificate CRL since all the previously set parameters are now signed.

A known limitation of this function is, that a newly-signed CRL will not be fully functional (e.g., for signature verification), until it is exported an re-imported.

After GnuTLS 3.6.1 the value of dig may be GNUTLS_DIG_UNKNOWN, and in that case, a suitable but reasonable for the key algorithm will be selected.

Returns

On success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned, otherwise a negative error value.

History

  • Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
  • Debian 13 (Trixie)
  • Debian 12 (Bookworm)
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye)
  • Debian 10 (Buster)
  • Debian 9 (Stretch)
  • Debian 8 (Jessie)
  • Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)
  • Debian 5.0 (Lenny)
  • Debian 4.0 (Etch)

Reporting bugs

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

From gnutls 3.8.13-3 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.