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gnutls_pubkey_encrypt_data(3)    gnutls    gnutls_pubkey_encrypt_data(3)

NAME         top

       gnutls_pubkey_encrypt_data - API function

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <gnutls/abstract.h>

       int gnutls_pubkey_encrypt_data(gnutls_pubkey_t key, unsigned int
       flags, const gnutls_datum_t * plaintext, gnutls_datum_t *
       ciphertext);

ARGUMENTS         top

       gnutls_pubkey_t key
                   Holds the public key

       unsigned int flags
                   should be 0 for now

       const gnutls_datum_t * plaintext
                   The data to be encrypted

       gnutls_datum_t * ciphertext
                   contains the encrypted data

DESCRIPTION         top

       This function will encrypt the given data, using the public key.
       On success the  ciphertext will be allocated using
       gnutls_malloc().

RETURNS         top

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

SINCE         top

       3.0

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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