is_issuer

Description:

public bool is_issuer (Certificate issuer)

Check if issuer could be the issuer of this certificate.

This is done by comparing the relevant subject and issuer fields. No signature check is done. Proper verification of certificates must be done via a crypto library.

Parameters:

this	a Certificate
issuer	a possible issuer Certificate

Returns:

whether issuer could be the issuer of the certificate.