gnutls_x509_crt_deinit(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_x509_crt_deinit — bestie's guide to yeeting a cert 💖

okay so this is a page from the gnutls manual, and today we're learning how to clean up after a certificate. yes it's a one-function page. yes it's still iconic. let's go 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

gnutls_x509_crt_deinit — it's an API function, bestie. that's the whole name. short, sweet, slays 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <gnutls/x509.h>

void gnutls_x509_crt_deinit(gnutls_x509_crt_t cert);

that's it. that's the whole vibe. no return value, no drama, just a clean exit 🦋

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • gnutls_x509_crt_t cert — the data to be deinitialized. that's your cert struct, girlie, and it's about to get freed. she served her purpose, now she rests 💜

⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

This function will deinitialize a certificate structure.

so basically: you made a cert with gnutls, you did your little crypto things, and now you're done. this function is the deinit. it's the "okay bye, love you, go home" moment. no cap, it's literally just tearing down the certificate structure you built.

like, imagine you spent all day getting ready — hair, makeup, outfit, the whole main character moment ✨ — and then the party's over and you gotta take it all off. that's gnutls_x509_crt_deinit. it's not glamorous, but somebody has to do it, and if you don't, that's a memory leak, and memory leaks are not it 🙈

lowkey important: once you've deinit'd a cert, that structure is done. don't be out here using it afterwards. it's giving "texting your ex" energy. don't.

💀 REPORTING BUGS 💀

found something broken? not on my watch, bestie. tell the devs:

they want to hear from you fr fr. that's how the codebase stays cute.

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.

translation: take it, share it, remix it, no coins required — just keep the receipt (the copyright notice) attached. 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 forth and read, scholar 🧚 iykyk

and that's the whole page, babes — this was gnutls 3.8.13, the gnutls_x509_crt_deinit(3) page from the gnutls manual. go deinit responsibly, hydrate, and free your memory 🫶✨🍓

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