gnutls_srp_set_prime_bits(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_srp_set_prime_bits ✨

okay bestie, gather round, because we're talking about a lil function from the gnutls manual and honestly it's giving "small but mighty" 💅

💖 NAME 💖

gnutls_srp_set_prime_bits — it's an API function, no cap 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

void gnutls_srp_set_prime_bits(gnutls_session_t session, unsigned int
bits);

like, that's the whole vibe. two args, returns nothing, just does its thing ✨

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • gnutls_session_t session — bestie this is literally just a gnutls_session_t type. that's it. that's the arg 💜
  • unsigned int bits — and this one? it's the number of bits. the bits!! the whole point!! 🔥

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what does it actually DO. okay so this function sets the minimum accepted number of bits, for use in an SRP key exchange. 🧚

and listen — if you pass zero, the default 2048 bits gets used. iconic behavior honestly.

on the client side, it sets the minimum accepted number of bits. so if a server sends a prime with less bits than that... 😭 the handshake is gonna return GNUTLS_E_RECEIVED_ILLEGAL_PARAMETER. rude of them tbh. not the vibe. 🚫

and this function? has no effect in server side. like, zero. none. it's a client-side main character, periodt. 👑

⭐ SINCE ⭐

2.6.0 — been here since way back, a real OG 🌈

💀 REPORTING BUGS 💀

found a bug? not me being shocked 🙈 report it to <bugs@gnutls.org> fr fr.

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. 🫶 (so yes bestie, you can share it, just keep the receipts ✨)

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual. and if the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does NOT contain the HTML form — tragic, I know — then visit:

https://www.gnutls.org/manual/

okay that's the whole page, you ate that 💅 this was gnutls version 3.8.13, and yeah the footer said gnutls_srp_set_prime_bits(3) again because manpages love a lil encore 🎀 bye bestie, go set some prime bits 💖

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