Document certs

doc/cert.md

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 Functions
 ---------
 
-`cert.load`
+### cert.load ###
+
+    cert = cert.load(string)
+
+Loads a PEM-formatted x509 certificate from a string. Returns nil on failure.
+See `cert:pem`.
 
 Methods
 -------
 
-`cert:digest`
-`cert:setencode`
-`cert:extensions`
-`cert:issuer`
-`cert:notbefore`
-`cert:notafter`
-`cert:pem`
-`cert:pubkey`
-`cert:serial`
-`cert:subject`
-`cert:validat`
+### cert:digest ###
+
+    digest = cert:digest([format])
+
+Obtain the certificate fingerprint in the specified format. Can fail, in which
+case it returns nil, followed by an error message.
+
+Format can be one of:
+
+ - `sha1` (default)
+ - `sha256`
+ - `sha512`
+
+### cert:setencode ###
+
+    succes = cert:setencode(encoding)
+
+Set the string encoding used for this certificate.
+
+Encoding can be one of:
+
+ - `ai5`
+ - `utf8`
+
+### cert:extensions ###
+
+    extensions = cert:extensions()
+
+    -- extensions is of the format
+
+    extensions = {
+      [oid] = {
+        name = name,
+        -- the following are all optional
+        dNSName = { dNSName, ... },
+        rfc822Name = { rfc822Name, ... },
+        uniformResourceIdentifier = { uri, ... },
+        iPAddress = { iPAddress, ... },
+        [type] = {
+          name = typeName,
+          value, ...
+        },
+      },
+      ...
+    }
+
+Get the extensions supported by this certificate.
+
+### cert:issuer ###
+
+    issuer = cert:issuer()
+
+Return the subject of the issuer of this certificate. See `cert:subject`.
+Returned as an x509 name, see the Names section.
+
+### cert:notbefore ###
+
+    time = cert:notbefore()
+
+Get the notBefore date from the certificate, which specifies the time this
+certificate becomes valid at (until notAfter). See `cert:notafter`. The time is
+specified as a human-readable string.
+
+### cert:notafter ###
+
+    time = cert:notafter()
+
+Get the notAfter date from the certificate, which specifies the time this
+certificate ceases to be valid at. See `cert:notbefore`. The time is specified
+as a human-readable string.
+
+### cert:pem ###
+
+    pem = cert:pem()
+
+Return the certificate as PEM-formatted string. See `cert.load`.
+
+### cert:pubkey ###
+
+    pem, type, bits = cert:pubkey()
+
+Return the public key as PEM-formatted string. See `cert:pem`. Also returns the
+type and the amount of bits used.
+
+Type can be one of:
+
+ - `RSA`: Rivest-Shamir-Adleman
+ - `DSA`: Digital Signature Algorithm
+ - `DH`: Diffie-Hellman
+ - `EC`: Elliptic Curved
+ - `Unknown`
+
+### cert:serial ###
+
+    serial = cert:digest()
+
+Returns the certificates serial number as a hex-formatted string.
+
+### cert:subject ###
+
+    subject = cert:subject()
+
+Returns the subject of the certificate, that which the certificate is valid for.
+Returned as an x509 name, see the Names section.
+
+### cert:validat ###
+
+    valid = cert:validat(timestamp)
+
+Returns true if the certificate is valid at the given timestamp.
+
+Names
+-----
+
+x509 names are represented as a table in luasec. This table is a list of
+entries, where every entry is of the following format:
+
+    {
+      oid = objectIdAsString,
+      name = name,
+      value = valueAsString,
+    }
+
+One common (no pun intended) entry is the `commonName`, usually corresponding to
+the hostname this certificate was given to.