gnutls_error_to_alert(3) - Linux man page

Name

gnutls_error_to_alert - return an alert code based on the given error code

Synopsis

#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

int gnutls_error_to_alert(int err, int * level);

Arguments

int err: is a negative integer
int * level: the alert level will be stored there

Description

Get an alert depending on the error code returned by a gnutls function. All alerts sent by this function should be considered fatal. The only exception is when err is GNUTLS_E_REHANDSHAKE, where a warning alert should be sent to the peer indicating that no renegotiation will be performed.

If there is no mapping to a valid alert the alert to indicate internal error is returned.

Returns

the alert code to use for a particular error code.

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <bug-gnutls@gnu.org>. GnuTLS home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/ General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

Copyright

Copyright © 2008 Free Software Foundation.
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