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# CERT_FindCertByDERCert

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Find a certificate in the database that matches a DER-encoded certificate.
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## [Syntax](#syntax)

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```{code}
#include <cert.h>
CERTCertificate *CERT_FindCertByDERCert(

    CERTCertDBHandle *handle,
    SECItem          *derCert          );
```

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## [Parameters](#parameters)

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```{eval-rst}
+-------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ``handle``  | *in* pointer to a `CERTCertDBHandle </en-US/NSS/CERTCertDBHandle>`__ representing |
|             | the certificate database to look in                                               |
+-------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ``derCert`` | *in* pointer to an `SECItem </en-US/NSS/SECItem>`__ whose ``type`` must be        |
|             | ``siDERCertBuffer`` and whose ``data`` contains a DER-encoded certificate         |
+-------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
```

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## [Description](#description)

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This function looks in the ?NSSCryptoContext? and the ?NSSTrustDomain? to find the certificate
that matches the DER-encoded certificate. A match is found when the issuer and serial number of
the DER-encoded certificate are found on a certificate in the certificate database.
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## [Returns](#returns)

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A pointer to a [CERTCertificate](/en-US/NSS/CERTCertificate) representing the certificate in
the database that matched the `derCert`, or `NULL` if none was found. The certificate is a
shallow copy, use [CERT_DestroyCertificate](/en-US/NSS/CERT_DestroyCertificate) to decrement
the reference count on the certificate instance.
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## [See Also](#see_also)

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Occurrences of
`` `CERT_FindCertByDERCert `` \<<http://lxr.mozilla.org/security/ident?i=CERT_FindCertByDERCert>>\`\_\_
in the current NSS source code (generated by [LXR](http://lxr.mozilla.org/security/)).
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