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verify_hostname

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verify_hostname(hostname, san) private

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# File ext/openssl/lib/openssl/ssl.rb, line 295
    def verify_hostname(hostname, san) # :nodoc:
      # RFC 5280, IA5String is limited to the set of ASCII characters
      return false unless san.ascii_only?
      return false unless hostname.ascii_only?

      # See RFC 6125, section 6.4.1
      # Matching is case-insensitive.
      san_parts = san.downcase.split(".")

      # TODO: this behavior should probably be more strict
      return san == hostname if san_parts.size < 2

      # Matching is case-insensitive.
      host_parts = hostname.downcase.split(".")

      # RFC 6125, section 6.4.3, subitem 2.
      # If the wildcard character is the only character of the left-most
      # label in the presented identifier, the client SHOULD NOT compare
      # against anything but the left-most label of the reference
      # identifier (e.g., *.example.com would match foo.example.com but
      # not bar.foo.example.com or example.com).
      return false unless san_parts.size == host_parts.size

      # RFC 6125, section 6.4.3, subitem 1.
      # The client SHOULD NOT attempt to match a presented identifier in
      # which the wildcard character comprises a label other than the
      # left-most label (e.g., do not match bar.*.example.net).
      return false unless verify_wildcard(host_parts.shift, san_parts.shift)

      san_parts.join(".") == host_parts.join(".")
    end
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