gnutls_hex_decode(3)

gnutls_hex_decode3

Api function

Usage

#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

int gnutls_hex_decode(const gnutls_datum_t * hex_data, void * result, size_t * result_size);

Arguments

const gnutls_datum_t * hex_data

contain the encoded data

void * result

the place where decoded data will be copied

size_t * result_size

holds the size of the result

Overview

This function will decode the given encoded data, using the hex encoding used by PSK password files.

Initially result_size must hold the maximum size available in
result , and on return it will contain the number of bytes written.

Returns

GNUTLS_E_SHORT_MEMORY_BUFFER if the buffer given is not long enough, GNUTLS_E_PARSING_ERROR on invalid hex data, or 0 on success.

Releases

10 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 9 times.

  1. 4.0
  2. 5.0
  3. 6.0
  4. 8
  5. 9
  6. 10
  7. 11
  8. 12
  9. 13
  10. 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.