gnutls_certificate_set_verify_limits

Section: gnutls (3)
Updated: 3.7.1
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NAME

gnutls_certificate_set_verify_limits - API function

SYNOPSIS

#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

void gnutls_certificate_set_verify_limits(gnutls_certificate_credentials_t res, unsigned int max_bits, unsigned int max_depth);

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_certificate_credentials_t res: is a gnutls_certificate_credentials type
unsigned int max_bits: is the number of bits of an acceptable certificate (default 8200)
unsigned int max_depth: is maximum depth of the verification of a certificate chain (default 5)

DESCRIPTION

This function will set some upper limits for the default verification function, gnutls_certificate_verify_peers2(), to avoid denial of service attacks. You can set them to zero to disable limits.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

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