X509_FIND_BY_SUBJECT(3)

NAME
X509_find_by_subject, X509_find_by_issuer_and_serial - search an array of X.509 certificates

SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/x509.h>
X509 *
X509_find_by_subject(STACK_OF(X509) *sk, X509_NAME *subject);
X509 *
X509_find_by_issuer_and_serial(STACK_OF(X509) *sk, X509_NAME *issuer, ASN1_INTEGER *serial);

DESCRIPTION
X509_find_by_subject() searches the variable-sized array sk for a certificate with a matching subject name.

X509_find_by_issuer_and_serial() searches the array for a certificate where both the issuer name and the serial number match the arguments.

RETURN VALUES
These functions return a pointer to the first matching certificate or NULL if sk is NULL or does not contain a matching certificate.

SEE ALSO
ASN1_INTEGER_new(3), STACK_OF(3), X509_cmp(3), X509_get_serialNumber(3), X509_get_subject_name(3), X509_NAME_new(3), X509_new(3)

HISTORY
These functions first appeared in SSLeay 0.8.1 and have been available since OpenBSD 2.4.