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Name

gnutls_x509_privkey_import_openssl — API function

Synopsis

#include <gnutls/x509.h>
int gnutls_x509_privkey_import_openssl( gnutls_x509_privkey_t key,
  const gnutls_datum_t * data,
  const char * password);
 

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_x509_privkey_t key

The structure to store the parsed key

const gnutls_datum_t * data

The DER or PEM encoded key.

const char * password

the password to decrypt the key (if it is encrypted).

DESCRIPTION

This function will convert the given PEM encrypted to the native gnutls_x509_privkey_t format. The output will be stored in key .

The password should be in ASCII. If the password is not provided or wrong then GNUTLS_E_DECRYPTION_FAILED will be returned.

If the Certificate is PEM encoded it should have a header of "PRIVATE KEY" and the "DEK−Info" header.

RETURNS

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

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-gnutls@gnu.org>.

General guidelines for reporting bugs: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

GnuTLS home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and gnutls programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info gnutls

should give you access to the complete manual. As an alternative you may obtain the manual from:

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