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gnutls_privkey_init(3)            gnutls           gnutls_privkey_init(3)
       gnutls_privkey_init - API function
       #include <gnutls/abstract.h>
       int gnutls_privkey_init(gnutls_privkey_t * key);
       gnutls_privkey_t * key
                   A pointer to the type to be initialized
       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.
       On success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned, otherwise a negative
       error value.
       2.12.0
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gnutls                            3.8.10           gnutls_privkey_init(3)