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gnutls_cipher_get_key_size(3)     gnutls    gnutls_cipher_get_key_size(3)

NAME         top

       gnutls_cipher_get_key_size - API function

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

       size_t gnutls_cipher_get_key_size(gnutls_cipher_algorithm_t
       algorithm);

ARGUMENTS         top

       gnutls_cipher_algorithm_t algorithm
                   is an encryption algorithm

DESCRIPTION         top

       This function returns the key size of the provided algorithm.

RETURNS         top

       length (in bytes) of the given cipher's key size, or 0 if the
       given cipher is invalid.

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

       This page is part of the GnuTLS (GnuTLS Transport Layer Security
       Library) project.  Information about the project can be found at
       ⟨http://www.gnutls.org/⟩.  If you have a bug report for this
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gnutls                            3.8.10    gnutls_cipher_get_key_size(3)

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