gnutls_cipher_get_id(3)

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version 3.8.13 · 7 versions
, in alpine 3.22, alpine 3.23, alpine 3.24, arch rolling, fedora 43, fedora 44, ubuntu stonking

💖 gnutls_cipher_get_id(3) — the gnutls manual, bestie edition 💖

okay so you found your way into section 3 of the gnutls manual and honestly? iconic. this page is short and sweet but it's giving "tiny function, big energy". let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

gnutls_cipher_get_id — an API function, bestie. that's the whole name. short king 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

gnutls_cipher_algorithm_t gnutls_cipher_get_id(const char * name);

look at that signature. clean. immaculate. no notes 💅

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • const char * name — this is a cipher algorithm name, bestie. just a lil string. that's it. that's the whole vibe.

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so the way this works is: you hand it a name, and it goes looking. and here's the cute lil detail that matters — the names are compared in a case insensitive way. so like, "AES-128-GCM" and "aes-128-gcm" are literally the same thing to this function. it does not care about your capitalization era. it's above all that. lowercase, uppercase, mixed-case chaos — it's all the same to her ✨

🔥 RETURNS 🔥

she returns a gnutls_cipher_algorithm_t value that corresponds to the cipher you specified. 🫶

but if something goes wrong? you get GNUTLS_CIPHER_UNKNOWN on error. so if you're staring at that value wondering why nothing works... yeah. that's the error signal, no cap. handle it 💀

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

found a bug? don't suffer in silence bestie, report it:

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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. (which is a slay, honestly — free to share, just keep the receipts 🧾✨)

🌈 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/

go read it. it's giving ✨ lore ✨. iykyk 📚

and that's the page, bestie!! this was gnutls manual page gnutls_cipher_get_id(3), straight from version 3.8.13. mwah. go forth and cipher responsibly 💖🎀🦋

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