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X509_get_serialNumber(3)            OpenSSL           X509_get_serialNumber(3)



NAME
       X509_get_serialNumber, X509_get0_serialNumber, X509_set_serialNumber -
       get or set certificate serial number

LIBRARY
       libcrypto, -lcrypto

SYNOPSIS
        #include <openssl/x509.h>

        ASN1_INTEGER *X509_get_serialNumber(X509 *x);
        const ASN1_INTEGER *X509_get0_serialNumber(const X509 *x);
        int X509_set_serialNumber(X509 *x, ASN1_INTEGER *serial);

DESCRIPTION
       X509_get_serialNumber() returns the serial number of certificate x as
       an ASN1_INTEGER structure which can be examined or initialised. The
       value returned is an internal pointer which MUST NOT be freed up after
       the call.

       X509_get0_serialNumber() is the same as X509_get_serialNumber() except
       it accepts a const parameter and returns a const result.

       X509_set_serialNumber() sets the serial number of certificate x to
       serial. A copy of the serial number is used internally so serial should
       be freed up after use.

RETURN VALUES
       X509_get_serialNumber() and X509_get0_serialNumber() return an
       ASN1_INTEGER structure.

       X509_set_serialNumber() returns 1 for success and 0 for failure.

SEE ALSO
       d2i_X509(3), ERR_get_error(3), X509_CRL_get0_by_serial(3),
       X509_get0_signature(3), X509_get_ext_d2i(3),
       X509_get_extension_flags(3), X509_get_pubkey(3),
       X509_get_subject_name(3), X509_NAME_add_entry_by_txt(3),
       X509_NAME_ENTRY_get_object(3), X509_NAME_get_index_by_NID(3),
       X509_NAME_print_ex(3), X509_new(3), X509_sign(3), X509V3_get_d2i(3),
       X509_verify_cert(3)

HISTORY
       The X509_get_serialNumber() and X509_set_serialNumber() functions are
       available in all versions of OpenSSL.  The X509_get0_serialNumber()
       function was added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2016 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>.



3.0.12                            2023-05-07          X509_get_serialNumber(3)