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CertificateExtensionBasicConstraints
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.. currentmodule:: gi.repository.Gcr


.. versionadded:: 4.3.90




.. class:: CertificateExtensionBasicConstraints(**properties: ~typing.Any)
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Superclasses: :class:`~gi.repository.Gcr.CertificateExtension`, :class:`~gi.repository.GObject.Object`





A certificate extension that can be used to identify the type of the
certificate subject (whether it is a certificate authority or not).




Methods
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.. rst-class:: interim-class

.. class:: CertificateExtensionBasicConstraints
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   .. method:: get_path_len_constraint() -> int

      Returns the maximum number of CAs that are allowed in the chain below this
      certificate.

      If this is not set, this method returns -1.

      Note that this field doesn't really make sense if
      :obj:`~gi.repository.Gcr.CertificateExtensionBasicConstraints.is_ca` is false.










   .. method:: is_ca() -> bool

      Returns whether the certificate us a certificate authority (CA) certificate
      or an end entity certificate.