Gnutls_cipher_init (3) Linux Manual Page

gnutls_cipher_init – API function

Synopsis

#include <gnutls/crypto.h>

int gnutls_cipher_init(gnutls_cipher_hd_t * handle, gnutls_cipher_algorithm_t cipher, const gnutls_datum_t * key, const gnutls_datum_t * iv);

Arguments

gnutls_cipher_hd_t * handle: is a gnutls_cipher_hd_t structure.
gnutls_cipher_algorithm_t cipher: the encryption algorithm to use
const gnutls_datum_t * key: The key to be used for encryption
const gnutls_datum_t * iv: The IV to use (if not applicable set NULL)

Description

This function will initialize an context that can be used for encryption/decryption of data. This will effectively use the current crypto backend in use by gnutls or the cryptographic accelerator in use.

Returns

Zero or a negative error code on error.

Since

2.10.0

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <bugs [at] gnutls.org>.
Home page: http://www.gnutls.org

Copyright

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