gnutls_privkey_init(3) gnutls gnutls_privkey_init(3)
NAME
gnutls_privkey_init - API function
SYNOPSIS
#include <gnutls/abstract.h>
int gnutls_privkey_init(gnutls_privkey_t * key);
ARGUMENTS
gnutls_privkey_t * key
A pointer to the type to be initialized
DESCRIPTION
This function will initialize a private key object. The object can be
used to generate, import, and perform cryptographic operations on the
associated private key.
Note that when the underlying private key is a PKCS11 key (i.e., when
imported with a PKCS11 URI), the limitations of
gnutls_pkcs11_privkey_init() apply to this object as well. In versions
of GnuTLS later than 3.5.11 the object is protected using locks and a
single gnutls_privkey_t can be re-used by many threads. However, for
performance it is recommended to utilize one object per key per thread.
RETURNS
On success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned, otherwise a negative er-
ror value.
SINCE
2.12.0
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2001- Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright no-
tice and this notice are preserved.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form
visit
https://www.gnutls.org/manual/
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