static int x509_get_ns_cert_type( unsigned char **p,
                                       const unsigned char *end,
                                       unsigned char *ns_cert_type)
{
    int ret;
    mbedtls_x509_bitstring bs = { 0, 0, NULL };

    if( ( ret = mbedtls_asn1_get_bitstring( p, end, &bs ) ) != 0 )
        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_X509_INVALID_EXTENSIONS + ret );

    if( bs.len != 1 )
        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_X509_INVALID_EXTENSIONS +
                MBEDTLS_ERR_ASN1_INVALID_LENGTH );

    /* Get actual bitstring */
    *ns_cert_type = *bs.p;
    return( 0 );
}

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.