gnutls_privkey_init(3)              gnutls              gnutls_privkey_init(3)

NAME
       gnutls_privkey_init - API function

SYNOPSIS
       #include <gnutls/abstract.h>

       int gnutls_privkey_init(gnutls_privkey_t * key);

ARGUMENTS
       gnutls_privkey_t * key
                   A pointer to the type to be initialized

DESCRIPTION
       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.

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

SINCE
       2.12.0

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


COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 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
       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/

gnutls                               3.8.5              gnutls_privkey_init(3)