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.TH "gnutls_x509_privkey_import" 3 "3.8.3" "gnutls" "gnutls"
.SH NAME
gnutls_x509_privkey_import \- API function
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <gnutls/x509.h>
.sp
.BI "int gnutls_x509_privkey_import(gnutls_x509_privkey_t " key ", const gnutls_datum_t * " data ", gnutls_x509_crt_fmt_t " format ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "gnutls_x509_privkey_t key" 12
The data to store the parsed key
.IP "const gnutls_datum_t * data" 12
The DER or PEM encoded certificate.
.IP "gnutls_x509_crt_fmt_t format" 12
One of DER or PEM
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This function will convert the given DER or PEM encoded key to the
native \fBgnutls_x509_privkey_t\fP format. The output will be stored in
 \fIkey\fP .

If the key is PEM encoded it should have a header that contains "PRIVATE
KEY". Note that this function falls back to PKCS \fB8\fP decoding without
password, if the default format fails to import.
.SH "RETURNS"
On success, \fBGNUTLS_E_SUCCESS\fP (0) is returned, otherwise a
negative error value.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
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Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2001-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.
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Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
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notice and this notice are preserved.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B gnutls
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/
directory does not contain the HTML form visit
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.IP https://www.gnutls.org/manual/
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