/* This example code is placed in the public domain. */ #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H # include #endif #include #include #include #include "examples.h" /* This function will try to verify the peer's certificate, and * also check if the hostname matches, and the activation, expiration dates. */ void verify_certificate (gnutls_session_t session, const char *hostname) { unsigned int status; const gnutls_datum_t *cert_list; unsigned int cert_list_size; int ret; gnutls_x509_crt_t cert; /* This verification function uses the trusted CAs in the credentials * structure. So you must have installed one or more CA certificates. */ ret = gnutls_certificate_verify_peers2 (session, &status); if (ret < 0) { printf ("Error\n"); return; } if (status & GNUTLS_CERT_INVALID) printf ("The certificate is not trusted.\n"); if (status & GNUTLS_CERT_SIGNER_NOT_FOUND) printf ("The certificate hasn't got a known issuer.\n"); if (status & GNUTLS_CERT_REVOKED) printf ("The certificate has been revoked.\n"); /* Up to here the process is the same for X.509 certificates and * OpenPGP keys. From now on X.509 certificates are assumed. This can * be easily extended to work with openpgp keys as well. */ if (gnutls_certificate_type_get (session) != GNUTLS_CRT_X509) return; if (gnutls_x509_crt_init (&cert) < 0) { printf ("error in initialization\n"); return; } cert_list = gnutls_certificate_get_peers (session, &cert_list_size); if (cert_list == NULL) { printf ("No certificate was found!\n"); return; } /* This is not a real world example, since we only check the first * certificate in the given chain. */ if (gnutls_x509_crt_import (cert, &cert_list[0], GNUTLS_X509_FMT_DER) < 0) { printf ("error parsing certificate\n"); return; } /* Beware here we do not check for errors. */ if (gnutls_x509_crt_get_expiration_time (cert) < time (0)) { printf ("The certificate has expired\n"); return; } if (gnutls_x509_crt_get_activation_time (cert) > time (0)) { printf ("The certificate is not yet activated\n"); return; } if (!gnutls_x509_crt_check_hostname (cert, hostname)) { printf ("The certificate's owner does not match hostname '%s'\n", hostname); return; } gnutls_x509_crt_deinit (cert); return; }