def get_issuer(self):
_issuer = _lib.X509_NAME_dup(_lib.X509_CRL_get_issuer(self._crl))<EOL>_openssl_assert(_issuer != _ffi.NULL)<EOL>_issuer = _ffi.gc(_issuer, _lib.X509_NAME_free)<EOL>issuer = X509Name.__new__(X509Name)<EOL>issuer._name = _issuer<EOL>return issuer<EOL>
Get the CRL's issuer.

.. versionadded:: 16.1.0

:rtype: X509Name