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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml')
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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml b/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml index becb5338e0..96901ed516 100644 --- a/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml +++ b/lib/public_key/doc/src/public_key.xml @@ -863,7 +863,26 @@ fun(#'DistributionPoint'{}, #'CertificateList'{}, <p>Verifies a digital signature.</p> </desc> </func> - + + <func> + <name>short_name_hash(Name) -> string()</name> + <type> + <v>Name = issuer_name()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>Generates a short hash of an issuer name. The hash is + returned as a string containing eight hexadecimal digits.</p> + + <p>The return value of this function is the same as the result + of the commands <c>openssl crl -hash</c> and + <c>openssl x509 -issuer_hash</c>, when passed the issuer name of + a CRL or a certificate, respectively. This hash is used by the + <c>c_rehash</c> tool to maintain a directory of symlinks to CRL + files, in order to facilitate looking up a CRL by its issuer + name.</p> + </desc> + </func> + </funcs> </erlref> |