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.Dd $Mdocdate: November 6 2016 $
.Dt D2I_X509_NAME 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm d2i_X509_NAME ,
.Nm i2d_X509_NAME
.Nd X509_NAME encoding functions
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In openssl/x509.h
.Ft X509_NAME *
.Fo d2i_X509_NAME
.Fa "X509_NAME **a"
.Fa "unsigned char **pp"
.Fa "long length"
.Fc
.Ft int
.Fo i2d_X509_NAME
.Fa "X509_NAME *a"
.Fa "unsigned char **pp"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
These functions decode and encode an
.Vt X509_NAME
structure which is the same as the
.Sy Name
type defined in RFC2459 (and elsewhere) and used for example in
certificate subject and issuer names.
.Pp
Otherwise the functions behave in a way similar to
.Xr d2i_X509 3
and
.Xr i2d_X509 3 .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr d2i_X509 3