openssl/doc/man3/X509_cmp_time.pod

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=head1 NAME

X509_cmp_time, X509_cmp_current_time, X509_time_adj, X509_time_adj_ex
- X509 time functions

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 int X509_cmp_time(const ASN1_TIME *asn1_time, time_t *in_tm);
 int X509_cmp_current_time(const ASN1_TIME *asn1_time);
 ASN1_TIME *X509_time_adj(ASN1_TIME *asn1_time, long offset_sec, time_t *in_tm);
 ASN1_TIME *X509_time_adj_ex(ASN1_TIME *asn1_time, int offset_day, long
                             offset_sec, time_t *in_tm);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

X509_cmp_time() compares the ASN1_TIME in B<asn1_time> with the time
in <cmp_time>. X509_cmp_current_time() compares the ASN1_TIME in
B<asn1_time> with the current time, expressed as time_t. B<asn1_time>
must satisfy the ASN1_TIME format mandated by RFC 5280, i.e., its
format must be either YYMMDDHHMMSSZ or YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ.

X509_time_adj_ex() sets the ASN1_TIME structure B<asn1_time> to the time
B<offset_day> and B<offset_sec> after B<in_tm>.

X509_time_adj() sets the ASN1_TIME structure B<asn1_time> to the time
B<offset_sec> after B<in_tm>. This method can only handle second
offsets up to the capacity of long, so the newer X509_time_adj_ex()
API should be preferred.

In both methods, if B<asn1_time> is NULL, a new ASN1_TIME structure
is allocated and returned.

In all methods, if B<in_tm> is NULL, the current time, expressed as
time_t, is used.

=head1 BUGS

Unlike many standard comparison functions, X509_cmp_time() and
X509_cmp_current_time() return 0 on error.

=head1 RETURN VALUES

X509_cmp_time() and X509_cmp_current_time() return -1 if B<asn1_time>
is earlier than, or equal to, B<cmp_time> (resp. current time), and 1
otherwise. These methods return 0 on error.

X509_time_ad() and X509_time_adj_ex() return a pointer to the updated
ASN1_TIME structure, and NULL on error.

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2017 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the OpenSSL license (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
L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

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