gnutls_aead_cipher_init(3)

gnutls_aead_cipher_init3

Api function

Usage

#include <gnutls/crypto.h>

int gnutls_aead_cipher_init(gnutls_aead_cipher_hd_t * handle, gnutls_cipher_algorithm_t cipher, const gnutls_datum_t * key);

Arguments

gnutls_aead_cipher_hd_t * handle

is a gnutls_aead_cipher_hd_t type.

gnutls_cipher_algorithm_t cipher

the authenticated-encryption algorithm to use

const gnutls_datum_t * key

The key to be used for encryption

Overview

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

3.4.0

Releases

6 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 12
  5. 13
  6. Arch

Reporting bugs

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

From gnutls 3.8.13-3 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.