shishi_cipher_confoundersize(3)

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version 1.0.3 · 2 versions
  • 1.0.3 · debian bookworm, debian trixie, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking (latest)
  • 1.0.2 · ubuntu jammy
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to shishi_cipher_confoundersize — it's an API function from the shishi manual, and it's here to tell you how big a confounder is. yes that's a real word. yes it's adorable. let's go ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

the vibe check starts here, no cap:

#include <shishi.h>

int shishi_cipher_confoundersize(int32_t type);

that's the whole entrance exam. two lines. slay 🎀

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • int32_t type — this is the encryption type, and the page says to go look at Shishi_etype for the deets. so like, it's the "which cipher are we talking about" slot, and you gotta fill it in properly or nothing's gonna make sense 🫶

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

Get the length of the confounder for the cipher. that's it. that's the whole job. it's giving "small but essential," main character energy in a two-sentence body paragraph 💅

⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

it hands you back the size of the confounder — that's the random data, bestie, the little sprinkle of chaos that goes in — for the encryption type you asked about, exactly as defined in the standards 📏

and if things go wrong? you get (size_t)-1. for example when the encryption type is unsupported. so like, if you see that, it's not a size, it's a scream 😭 don't treat it as a number.

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

found a bug? do NOT suffer in silence, tell the people:

Copyright © 2002-2022 Simon Josefsson.

and the licensing vibe is extremely generous, fr fr: copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty, as long as the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. iconic. periodt 💜

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the full documentation for shishi lives in a Texinfo manual — yes, the whole thing, the director's cut 👑

if the info and shishi programs are properly installed at your site, then running:

info shishi

should give you access to the complete manual. iykyk 🔥

and that's the page!! this one shipped as part of shishi 1.0.3 (yes, that's the version, written as shishi_cipher_confoundersize(3) in the footer because section 3 is where all the library functions hang out) — tysm for reading, go call the function, know your confounder size, and stay hydrated bestie 🧚💖✨

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