gnutls_privkey_decrypt_data2(3)

gnutls_privkey_decrypt_data23

Api function

Usage

#include <gnutls/abstract.h>

int gnutls_privkey_decrypt_data2(gnutls_privkey_t key, unsigned int flags, const gnutls_datum_t * ciphertext, unsigned char * plaintext, size_t plaintext_size);

Arguments

gnutls_privkey_t key

Holds the key

unsigned int flags

zero for now

const gnutls_datum_t * ciphertext

holds the data to be decrypted

unsigned char * plaintext

a preallocated buffer that will be filled with the plaintext

size_t plaintext_size

in/out size of the plaintext

Overview

This function will decrypt the given data using the algorithm supported by the private key. Unlike with gnutls_privkey_decrypt_data() this function operates in constant time and constant memory access.

Returns

On success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned, otherwise a negative error value.

Since

3.6.5

Releases

5 releases since Debian 10 (Buster); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 10
  2. 11
  3. 12
  4. 13
  5. 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.