openssl_x509_parse()

openssl_x509_parse - Parse an X509 certificate and return the information as an array

Syntax

array openssl_x509_parse (mixed $x509cert, bool $shortnames)

Arguments

• x509cert
• shortnames - shortnames controls how the data is indexed in the array - if shortnames 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.

Description

openssl_x509_parse() returns information about the supplied x509cert, including fields such as subject name, issuer name, purposes, valid from and valid to dates etc.

Version

PHP 4.0.6, 5

Return value

The structure of the returned data is (deliberately) not yet documented, as it is still subject to change.