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@@ -93,12 +93,15 @@ void gnutls_set_cipher_priority( GNUTLS_STATE state, int num, ...); not use that except for disabling algorithms that were not specified. -int gnutls_set_kx_cred( GNUTLS_STATE state, int kx, void* cred, int cred_size); +int gnutls_set_kx_cred( GNUTLS_STATE state, int kx, void* cred); Sets the needed credentials for the specified (in kx) authentication algorithm. Eg username, password - or public and private keys etc. The (void* cred) parameter is a structure that depends on the specified kx algorithm and on the current state (client or server). - cred_size is the size of the structure. + [ In order to minimize memory usage, and share credentials between + several threads gnutls keeps a pointer to cred not the whole cred + structure. Thus you will have to keep the structure allocated until + the last gnutls_deinit(). ] * For GNUTLS_KX_ANON cred should be NULL. * For GNUTLS_KX_SRP cred should be SRP_CLIENT_CREDENTIALS |