OSSL_GENERAL_NAMES_PRINT(3SSL)

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version 4.0.3 · 6 versions
, in ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, meet OSSL_GENERAL_NAMES_print — the girl whose whole job is printing GeneralNames as a human-friendly, multi-line string ✨ (and yes, this is part of the 3SSL manual, we're fancy like that 🎀).

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <openssl/x509v3.h>

int OSSL_GENERAL_NAMES_print(BIO *out, GENERAL_NAMES *gens, int indent);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so OSSL_GENERAL_NAMES_print() takes your GeneralNames named gens and prints a human readable version of them out to the BIO called out. 💅

and the vibe, the aesthetic: every single line gets indented by indent spaces. not "some lines", not "approximately" — each line is indented by indent spaces. periodt. 💖

✨ RETURN VALUES ✨

OSSL_GENERAL_NAMES_print() always returns 1.

that's it. that's the whole return value section. it's giving unbothered, it's giving consistent, it never misses 🔥 (no cap, always 1).

👑 HISTORY 👑

the functions described here were all added in OpenSSL 3.4. new girl on the block, and she ate 🌈

Copyright 2024 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. 💜

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

fr fr, read the License before you do anything, bestie — using this file outside the License terms is a no-no. 🙈

and that's the whole page, mwah 💋 this was OpenSSL 4.0.3, dated 2026-09-29, and you can find her filed under OSSL_GENERAL_NAMES_PRINT(3SSL) in your friendly neighborhood man pages. bye bestie, go print some GeneralNames 💅🎀

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