Michael Ströder wrote:
> 
> Richard Levitte - VMS Whacker wrote:
> >
> 
> > X509_NAME_oneline(), it's displayed as "/Email=...".  Other products,
> > like the JDK, seem to name it "/EmailAddress=...".  As you can see,
> > that will create a problem when you try to use the representation used
> > by one system in another system.
> 
> The /ATTR= writing should be abandoned anyway since it's not a
> proper string representation (no proper escaping of special chars).
> 

Yes X509_NAME_oneline() should now be avoided its only there for
compatibility. The function X509_NAME_print_ex() should be used, though
it hasn't had much "real world" testing yet, but it has loads of options
for customising output.

Currently only the 'x509' app uses it if selected.

Steve.
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