2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/certificates.cc b/src/certificates.cc
index 4c41ebba..f23dbc5d 100644
--- a/src/certificates.cc
+++ b/src/certificates.cc
@@ -194,6 +194,14 @@ Certificate::subject () const
 }
 
 string
+Certificate::common_name () const
+{
+	assert (_certificate);
+
+	return get_name_part (X509_get_subject_name (_certificate), NID_commonName);
+}
+
+string
 Certificate::serial () const
 {
 	assert (_certificate);
diff --git a/src/certificates.h b/src/certificates.h
index 198773f1..2bf8d0db 100644
--- a/src/certificates.h
+++ b/src/certificates.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
 	std::string issuer () const;
 	std::string serial () const;
 	std::string subject () const;
+	std::string common_name () const;
 
 	/** @return RSA public key from this Certificate.  Caller must not free the returned value. */
 	RSA* public_key () const;