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 current session to null. Every session must be initialized before use, so
       internal structures can be allocated.  This function allocates structures which can  only  be  free'd  by
       calling gnutls_deinit().  Returns GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) on success.

        flags  can  be  one of GNUTLS_CLIENT, GNUTLS_SERVER, GNUTLS_DATAGRAM, GNUTLS_NONBLOCK or GNUTLS_NOSIGNAL
       (since 3.4.2).

       The flag GNUTLS_NO_REPLAY_PROTECTION will disable any replay protection in DTLS mode. That must only used
       when replay protection is achieved using other means.

       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 © 2001-2021 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/

gnutls                                               3.4.10                                       gnutls_init(3)