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shishi_string_to_key(3) 					      shishi						   shishi_string_to_key(3)

NAME
       shishi_string_to_key - API function

SYNOPSIS
       #include <shishi.h>

       int  shishi_string_to_key(Shishi  *  handle, int32_t keytype, const char * password, size_t passwordlen, const char * salt, size_t saltlen,
       const char * parameter, Shishi_key * outkey);

ARGUMENTS
       Shishi * handle
		   shishi handle as allocated by shishi_init().

       int32_t keytype
		   cryptographic encryption type, see Shishi_etype.

       const char * password
		   input array with password.

       size_t passwordlen
		   length of input array with password.

       const char * salt
		   input array with salt.

       size_t saltlen
		   length of input array with salt.

       const char * parameter
		   input array with opaque encryption type specific information.

       Shishi_key * outkey
		   allocated key handle that will contain new key.

DESCRIPTION
       Derive key from a string (password) and salt (commonly concatenation of realm and principal) for specified key type, and set the  type  and
       value  in the given key to the computed values.	The parameter value is specific for each keytype, and can be set if the parameter informa-
       tion is not available.

RETURN VALUE
       Returns SHISHI_OK iff successful.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-shishi@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2002-2010 Simon Josefsson.
       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 shishi is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and shishi programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

	      info shishi

       should give you access to the complete manual.

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