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NAME | SYNOPSIS | ARGUMENTS | DESCRIPTION | RETURNS | REPORTING BUGS | COPYRIGHT | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON 

gnutls_pkcs11_privkey_init(3)     gnutls    gnutls_pkcs11_privkey_init(3)

NAME         top

       gnutls_pkcs11_privkey_init - API function

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <gnutls/pkcs11.h>

       int gnutls_pkcs11_privkey_init(gnutls_pkcs11_privkey_t * key);

ARGUMENTS         top

       gnutls_pkcs11_privkey_t * key
                   A pointer to the type to be initialized

DESCRIPTION         top

       This function will initialize an private key structure. This
       structure can be used for accessing an underlying PKCS11 object.

       In versions of GnuTLS later than 3.5.11 the object is protected
       using locks and a single gnutls_pkcs11_privkey_t can be re-used by
       many threads. However, for performance it is recommended to
       utilize one object per key per thread.

RETURNS         top

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

REPORTING BUGS         top

       Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
       Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

COPYRIGHT         top

       Copyright © 2001-2023 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 notice and this notice are preserved.

SEE ALSO         top

       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/

COLOPHON         top

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gnutls                            3.8.10    gnutls_pkcs11_privkey_init(3)

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