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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.openssl-x509-parse">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>openssl_x509_parse</refname>
  <refpurpose>Parse an X509 certificate and return the information as an array</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>array</type><methodname>openssl_x509_parse</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>x509cert</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>shortnames</parameter><initializer>true</initializer></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   <function>openssl_x509_parse</function> returns information about the
   supplied <parameter>x509cert</parameter>, including fields such as subject
   name, issuer name, purposes, valid from and valid to dates etc.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>x509cert</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>shortnames</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       <parameter>shortnames</parameter> controls how the data is indexed in the
       array - if <parameter>shortnames</parameter> is &true; (the default) then
       fields will be indexed with the short name form, otherwise, the long name
       form will be used - e.g.: CN is the shortname form of commonName.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   <emphasis>The structure of the returned data is (deliberately) not
   yet documented, as it is still subject to change.</emphasis>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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