gnutls_pkcs11_token_init(3)

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💖 gnutls_pkcs11_token_init(3) — the gnutls manual, bestie edition 💖

okay so bestie, you're in the gnutls manual and this page is all about gnutls_pkcs11_token_init, which is a real one. it's an API function. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

gnutls_pkcs11_token_init — API function

it's giving "we're formatting a token today and we're gonna be normal about it" 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <gnutls/pkcs11.h>

int gnutls_pkcs11_token_init(const char * token_url, const char *
so_pin, const char * label);

look at her. iconic signature, no notes. ✨

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • const char * token_url — a PKCS 11 URL specifying a token. yes it has to be a PKCS 11 URL, that's the whole point bestie, don't come at me with a file path 💀
  • const char * so_pin — the Security Officer's PIN. the SO's PIN. capital-S capital-O. she's important, treat her like it 👑
  • const char * label — a name to be used for the token, and at most 32 characters. thirty-two. not thirty-three. i said what i said 🙈

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what does this actually do? this function will initialize (format) a token. yes, format. like, the real thing. it's a whole glow-up for the token, no cap. 🔥

here's the tea on the PIN though, and this part matters:

  • if the token is at a factory defaults state, then the security officer's PIN you pass in will be set to be the default.
  • otherwise, it should match the officer's PIN.

that's it, that's the rule. factory-fresh token → your PIN becomes the default. already-lived-in token → your PIN has to be the one that's already there. vibe check accordingly ⭐

💜 RETURNS 💜

on success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned. otherwise you get a negative error value. so like, if it's zero, slay. if it's negative, read the error and try again bestie 😭

🍓 REPORTING BUGS 🍓

found a bug? not me being the one to tell you, but:

report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.

home page: https://www.gnutls.org

they want to hear from you fr fr. don't be shy. 🫶

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. so like, go off, 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/

that's your reading list, bestie. iykyk 📚✨

and that's the whole page!! mwah 💅 this was gnutls_pkcs11_token_init(3) from the gnutls manual, version 3.8.13. go format a token, main character. 👑🦋🌸

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