gnutls_privkey_sign_data — API function

Synopsis

#include <gnutls/abstract.h>

int gnutls_privkey_sign_data(gnutls_privkey_t signer, gnutls_digest_algorithm_t hash, unsigned int flags, const gnutls_datum_t * data, gnutls_datum_t * signature);

Arguments

gnutls_privkey_t signer

Holds the key

gnutls_digest_algorithm_t hash

should be a digest algorithm

unsigned int flags

Zero or one of gnutls_privkey_flags_t

const gnutls_datum_t * data

holds the data to be signed

gnutls_datum_t * signature

will contain the signature allocated with gnutls_malloc()

Description

This function will sign the given data using a signature algorithm supported by the private key. Signature algorithms are always used together with a hash functions.  Different hash functions may be used for the RSA algorithm, but only the SHA family for the DSA keys.

You may use gnutls_pubkey_get_preferred_hash_algorithm() to determine the hash algorithm.

Returns

On success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned, otherwise a negative error value.

Since

2.12.0

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

See Also

The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form visit

https://www.gnutls.org/manual/

Info

3.6.9 gnutls