gnutls_record_disable_padding(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_record_disable_padding(3) — the gnutls manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so you're in the gnutls manual section 3, and today's main character is gnutls_record_disable_padding. she's an API function. she's also, and I say this with love, kinda retired. let's get into it 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

gnutls_record_disable_padding — API function

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

void gnutls_record_disable_padding(gnutls_session_t session);

like look at her. returns nothing. takes one thing. no notes. 👑

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • gnutls_session_t session — bestie this is literally just a gnutls_session_t type. that's the whole thing. it's your session. your vibe. your girl. 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So what does she do? She's used to disable padding in TLS 1.0 and above. That's it. That's the job.

Now — real talk — normally you do not need to call this function. Like, at all. It exists for one very specific chaotic situation: there are buggy clients out there that will straight up complain if a server pads the encrypted data. So if you're dealing with one of those, this is your escape hatch.

⚠️ But hear me when I say this: doing that of course disables protection against statistical attacks on the data. You are literally removing a security feature. It's giving "taking off your seatbelt because the car beeps too loud." 🚗💀

And here's the tea: this function is defunct since 3.1.7. Random padding is disabled by default anyway, unless you specifically request it using gnutls_record_send_range(). So like… she's been sitting in the manpage this whole time, iconic, but not really doing much anymore. no cap.

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

Found a bug? (not me manifesting one 🙈) Report bugs to:

<bugs@gnutls.org>

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

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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. periodt. 💜

🔥 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 ✨ knowledge ✨

🌈 and that's the whole page bestie!! this one came from gnutls version 3.8.13, page gnutls_record_disable_padding(3) — she's an old soul, defunct since 3.1.7, and honestly? still ate. mwah 💋 🎀

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