I agree but much more CPU intensive than verify the DNs.
Bye,
Benoit.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Götz Babin-Ebell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: self signed x509
> Arnaud De Timmerman wrote:
>
> > All,
> Hello Arnaud,
>
> > I'm using the X509 object.
> > I know how to load a certificate in this object.
> > What is the shorter way to know if it's a self signed certificate ?
> > Browsing the code I've seen that the X509_STORE_CTX object should be a
great
> > help, but I don't know how create one from a X509.
>
> Try to verify the certificate with the public key in it.
> if it verifies OK, it is self signed, no matter what is in the
> issuer-DN-field...
>
> By
>
> Goetz
>
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