--- a/ui/certificate.cpp	Wed Mar 19 16:50:59 2014 +0000
+++ b/ui/certificate.cpp	Wed Mar 19 18:04:14 2014 +0000
@@ -1,12 +1,45 @@
 #include "certificate.h"
+#include <QDebug>
 #include <QObject>
 
 const QString& Certificate::shortDescription() const {
     return mShortDescription;
 }
+
 Certificate::Certificate(const QByteArray& asn1data) :
     mValid(false),
     mShortDescription(QObject::tr("Invalid Certificate"))
 {
+    int ret = -1;
+    char buf[2000];
 
+    x509_crt_init(&mX509Cert);
+    ret = x509_crt_parse(&mX509Cert,
+                         (const unsigned char*) asn1data.constData(),
+                         asn1data.size());
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        qDebug() << "Parsing certificate failed with error: " << ret;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    ret = x509_crt_info(buf, 2000, "", &mX509Cert);
+
+    if (ret <= 0) {
+        qDebug() << "Getting certificate info failed with error: " << ret;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* In case of success the return value is the size of the information
+     * written into buf
+     *
+     * TODO: This is currently not short description but all x509 information
+     * */
+    mShortDescription = QString::fromUtf8(buf, ret);
+
+    mValid = true;
 }
+
+Certificate::~Certificate()
+{
+    x509_crt_free(&mX509Cert);
+}