shake_zeroize_ctx(9)
π shake_zeroize_ctx(9) β like, the Kernel API Manual edition π
okay bestie, gather round, because this one is short but it is majestic. this is shake_zeroize_ctx, straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and it does exactly one (1) thing. and honestly? she ate. π
β¨ NAME β¨
shake_zeroize_ctx β zeroize a SHAKE context π§
like, wipe it clean. poof. gone. no cap.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void shake_zeroize_ctx (struct shake_ctx *ctx );
that's it. that's the whole vibe. π«Ά
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
ctxβ the context you wanna zeroize, bestie. that's the one. hand her over and let her be scrubbed. π
π₯ DESCRIPTION π₯
okay so here's the tea β: you call this after the last squeeze. that's the rule. the last one. like, don't come for her mid-squeeze, the timing matters, iykyk.
then she gets zeroized. iconic behavior, truly. π
ngl the whole page is two lines long and i'm obsessed with her efficiency. lowkey main character energy. π
β SEE ALSO β
bestie, the friend group is huge, buckle up π:
- the kernel file
./include/crypto/sha3.hπ struct sha3_ctx(9)sha3_zeroize_ctx(9)struct shake_ctx(9)sha3_224_init(9)sha3_256_init(9)sha3_384_init(9)sha3_512_init(9)sha3_update(9)sha3_final(9)shake128_init(9)shake256_init(9)shake_update(9)shake_squeeze(9)sha3_224(9)sha3_256(9)sha3_384(9)sha3_512(9)shake128(9)shake256(9)
literally the whole sha3/shake family reuniting at one table. family dinner. ππ
mwah π that's the page! it lives in ./include/crypto and it says October 2026 at the bottom, which is giving time-travel queen energy honestly. stay hydrated, zeroize your contexts, and slay β¨π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms