module OpenSSL::X509::Extension::AuthorityKeyIdentifier - Documentation for Ruby 4.0
Description: Documentation for the OpenSSL::X509::Extension::AuthorityKeyIdentifier module
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# module OpenSSL::X509::Extension::AuthorityKeyIdentifier

### Public Instance Methods

authority_key_identifier ()
Source

    # File ext/openssl/lib/openssl/x509.rb, line 104
    def authority_key_identifier
      ext = find_extension("authorityKeyIdentifier")
      return nil if ext.nil?

      aki_asn1 = ASN1.decode(ext.value_der)
      if ext.critical? || aki_asn1.tag_class != :UNIVERSAL || aki_asn1.tag != ASN1::SEQUENCE
        raise ASN1::ASN1Error, "invalid extension"
      end

      key_id = aki_asn1.value.find do |v|
        v.tag_class == :CONTEXT_SPECIFIC && v.tag == 0
      end

      key_id.nil? ? nil : key_id.value
    end

Get the issuing certificate’s key identifier from the authorityKeyIdentifier extension, as described in RFC5280 Section 4.2.1.1

Returns the binary `String` keyIdentifier or nil or raises `ASN1::ASN1Error`.