PKCS12_INIT(3ossl)

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version 3.5.9 · 8 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 PKCS12_INIT 💖

okay bestie, so this is the OpenSSL manual page for PKCS12_init and PKCS12_init_ex — the little duo that makes you a brand-new, squeaky-clean, absolutely-empty PKCS#12 structure 🎀 it's giving blank-slate energy and honestly? we love a fresh start.

✨ NAME ✨

PKCS12_init, PKCS12_init_ex — Create a new empty PKCS#12 structure

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <openssl/pkcs12.h>

PKCS12 *PKCS12_init(int mode);
PKCS12 *PKCS12_init_ex(int mode, OSSL_LIB_CTX *ctx, const char *propq);

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so, PKCS12_init() creates an empty PKCS#12 structure. nothing in it, no drama, just vibes. ✨

here's the tea tho: any PKCS#7 authSafes you add to this structure get enclosed first within a single PKCS#7 contentInfo of type mode. and rn? the only type that's supported is NID_pkcs7_data. that's it, that's the whole menu, no secret options 💅

PKCS12_init_ex() is the glow-up version — it creates an empty PKCS#12 structure and assigns the supplied ctx and propq so they can be used to select algorithm implementations for operations performed on the PKCS12 object. like, you're telling it which implementations to pull from, and it's listening. iconic. 👑

🫶 RETURN VALUES 🫶

PKCS12_init() and PKCS12_init_ex() hand you back a valid PKCS12 structure 🌈 — or NULL if an error occurred 😭 (in which case, vibe check failed, go check your args).

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

👑 HISTORY 👑

PKCS12_init_ex() was added in OpenSSL 3.0. the ex version is the new kid, and yes it ate. 💅

Copyright 2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

ok so legally speaking you gotta respect the license, no cap. read it, fr fr. 🧚

that's the whole page bestie, tysm for reading, mwah 💖 this was OpenSSL 3.5.9, dated 2026-09-29 — go forth and init your PKCS12s, you absolute main character 🎀🌟

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