1KCAPI_CIPHER_INIT(3)         Programming Interface        KCAPI_CIPHER_INIT(3)
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NAME

6       kcapi_cipher_init - initialize cipher handle
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SYNOPSIS

9       int kcapi_cipher_init(struct kcapi_handle ** handle,
10                             const char * ciphername, uint32_t flags);
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ARGUMENTS

13       handle
14           [out] cipher handle filled during the call
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16       ciphername
17           [in] kernel crypto API cipher name as specified in /proc/crypto
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19       flags
20           [in] flags specifying the type of cipher handle
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DESCRIPTION

23       This function provides the initialization of a symmetric cipher handle
24       and establishes the connection to the kernel.
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26       On success, a pointer to kcapi_handle object is returned in *handle.
27       Function kcapi_cipher_destroy should be called afterwards to free
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30       return 0 upon success; -ENOENT - algorithm not available; -EOPNOTSUPP -
31       AF_ALG family not available; -EINVAL - accept syscall failed -ENOMEM -
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AUTHOR

35       Stephan Mueller <smueller@chronox.de>
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39libkcapi Manual 1.3.1              July 2021              KCAPI_CIPHER_INIT(3)
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