NAME

       gnutls_init - API function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

       int gnutls_init(gnutls_session_t * session, unsigned int flags);

ARGUMENTS

       gnutls_session_t * session
                   is a pointer to a gnutls_session_t type.

       unsigned int flags
                   indicate if this session is to be used for server or client.

DESCRIPTION

       This function initializes the provided session. Every session must be initialized before use, and must be
       deinitialized after used by calling gnutls_deinit().

        flags can be any combination of flags from gnutls_init_flags_t.

       Note that since version 3.1.2 this function enables some common TLS extensions such  as  session  tickets
       and   OCSP   certificate   status   request   in  client  side  by  default.  To  prevent  that  use  the
       GNUTLS_NO_EXTENSIONS flag.

RETURNS

       GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS on success, or an error code.

REPORTING BUGS

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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2001-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.
       Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium  without
       royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.

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

       http://www.gnutls.org/manual/