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3.1.8 X509Extension objects 
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X509Extension objects have several methods:

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<dl><dt><b><a name='l2h-99'><tt class='method'>get_critical</tt></a></b>()
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Return the critical field of the extension object.
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<dl><dt><b><a name='l2h-100'><tt class='method'>get_short_name</tt></a></b>()
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Retrieve the short descriptive name for this extension.

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The result is a byte string like <code>``basicConstraints''</code>.

<span class='versionnote'>New in version 0.12.</span>

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<dl><dt><b><a name='l2h-101'><tt class='method'>get_data</tt></a></b>()
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Retrieve the data for this extension.

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The result is the ASN.1 encoded form of the extension data as a byte string.

<span class='versionnote'>New in version 0.12.</span>

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