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Diffstat (limited to 'ext/openssl/lib/openssl/x509.rb')
| -rw-r--r-- | ext/openssl/lib/openssl/x509.rb | 18 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ext/openssl/lib/openssl/x509.rb b/ext/openssl/lib/openssl/x509.rb index 448941f75e..f973f4f4dc 100644 --- a/ext/openssl/lib/openssl/x509.rb +++ b/ext/openssl/lib/openssl/x509.rb @@ -279,11 +279,29 @@ module OpenSSL end class << self + # Parses the UTF-8 string representation of a distinguished name, + # according to RFC 2253. + # + # See also #to_utf8 for the opposite operation. def parse_rfc2253(str, template=OBJECT_TYPE_TEMPLATE) ary = OpenSSL::X509::Name::RFC2253DN.scan(str) self.new(ary, template) end + # Parses the string representation of a distinguished name. Two + # different forms are supported: + # + # - \OpenSSL format (<tt>X509_NAME_oneline()</tt>) used by + # <tt>#to_s</tt>. For example: <tt>/DC=com/DC=example/CN=nobody</tt> + # - \OpenSSL format (<tt>X509_NAME_print()</tt>) + # used by <tt>#to_s(OpenSSL::X509::Name::COMPAT)</tt>. For example: + # <tt>DC=com, DC=example, CN=nobody</tt> + # + # Neither of them is standardized and has quirks and inconsistencies + # in handling of escaped characters or multi-valued RDNs. + # + # Use of this method is discouraged in new applications. See + # Name.parse_rfc2253 and #to_utf8 for the alternative. def parse_openssl(str, template=OBJECT_TYPE_TEMPLATE) if str.start_with?("/") # /A=B/C=D format |