3.1.8 X509Extension objects

3.1.8 X509Extension objects

X509Extension objects have several methods:

get_critical(): Return the critical field of the extension object.

get_short_name(): Retrieve the short descriptive name for this extension.
The result is a byte string like ``basicConstraints''. New in version 0.12.

get_data(): Retrieve the data for this extension.
The result is the ASN.1 encoded form of the extension data as a byte string. New in version 0.12.