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.TH "page_name" 3 "Fri Jun 7 2019" "Version 7.7.0" "Heimdalx509library" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
page_namePKIX/X\&.509 Names
\- There are several names in PKIX/X\&.509, GeneralName and Name\&.
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A Name consists of an ordered list of Relative Distinguished Names (RDN)\&. Each RDN consists of an unordered list of typed strings\&. The types are defined by OID and have long and short description\&. For example id-at-commonName (2\&.5\&.4\&.3) have the long name CommonName and short name CN\&. The string itself can be of several encoding, UTF8, UTF16, Teltex string, etc\&. The type limit what encoding should be used\&.
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GeneralName is a broader nametype that can contains al kind of stuff like Name, IP addresses, partial Name, etc\&.
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Name is mapped into a hx509_name object\&.
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Parse and string name into a hx509_name object with \fBhx509_parse_name()\fP, make it back into string representation with \fBhx509_name_to_string()\fP\&.
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Name string are defined rfc2253, rfc1779 and X\&.501\&.
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See the library functions here: \fBhx509 name functions\fP
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