crypto_register_sig(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– crypto_register_sig(9) πŸ’–

okay so bestie, this little page comes straight from the Kernel API Manual, and it's all about one very specific registration moment. πŸ¦‹βœ¨


✨ NAME ✨

The name line is literally crypto_register_sig - - Register public key signature algorithm β€” that's the whole vibe. πŸ’…


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int crypto_register_sig (struct sig_alg *alg );

that's the signature, no hidden extra args, no sneaky little surprises hiding in the margins 🫢


πŸ’… ARGUMENTS πŸ’…

  • alg β€” algorithm definition. that's it, that's the whole argument list, and honestly we love a concise queen πŸ‘‘

πŸ”₯ DESCRIPTION πŸ”₯

okay so here's the tea: this function registers an implementation of a public key signature algorithm. no cap, that's the exact description β€” no secret lore, no extra plot twists. πŸ‘‘βœ¨


πŸŽ€ RETURN πŸŽ€

  • zero on success; error code in case of error.

fr fr that's the whole return contract: zero means slay, error code means something went sideways. πŸ˜­πŸ’–


🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go peek at those if you want the rest of the cryptographic friend group πŸ§šπŸ’œ


source/version: ./include/crypto/internal Β· date: October 2026 β€” signed off with sparkles and absolutely zero boring-manpage energy πŸ’‹πŸ’–βœ¨

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