MONGOC_CLIENT_ENCRYPTION_T(3)

💅 MONGOC_CLIENT_ENCRYPTION_T(3) 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the libmongoc page for MONGOC_CLIENT_ENCRYPTION_T(3) — yes that's the manual name, yes it's a mouthful, no we're not shortening it, it's iconic ✨

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

typedef struct _mongoc_client_encryption_t mongoc_client_encryption_t;

so like, mongoc_client_encryption_t is the little struct that hands you utility functions for In-Use Encryption 🎀 that's the whole vibe.

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🧵 THREAD SAFETY 🧵

listen up because this part matters fr fr: mongoc_client_encryption_t is NOT thread-safe 😭 and it should only be used in the same thread as the mongoc_client_t that's configured via mongoc_client_encryption_opts_set_keyvault_client(). no cap. don't be out here sharing it across threads, it will not slay 💀

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🌸 LIFECYCLE 🌸

the key vault client — the one you configure via mongoc_client_encryption_opts_set_keyvault_client() — must outlive the mongoc_client_encryption_t. like, it's the main character and your encryption object is the sidekick, okay? sidekicks go first 🫶

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

• mongoc_client_enable_auto_encryption()
• mongoc_client_pool_enable_auto_encryption()
• In-Use Encryption for libmongoc
• The MongoDB Manual for Client-Side Field Level Encryption
• The MongoDB Manual for Queryable Encryption

go read those, they're giving required reading 💜

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💖 AUTHOR 💖

MongoDB, Inc — the whole team, not just one guy, we love a collective 👑

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🎀 COPYRIGHT 🎀

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc. that's the copyright line, keep it sacred 🌈

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