NAME


gnutls_alert_send - send an alert message to the peer

SYNOPSIS


#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

int gnutls_alert_send(gnutls_session_t session, gnutls_alert_level_t level, gnutls_alert_description_t desc);

ARGUMENTS


gnutls_session_t session is a gnutls_session_t structure.
gnutls_alert_level_t level is the level of the alert
gnutls_alert_description_t desc is the alert description

DESCRIPTION


This function will send an alert to the peer in order to inform him of something important (eg. his Certificate could not be verified). If the alert level is Fatal then the peer is expected to close the connection, otherwise he may ignore the alert and continue.

The error code of the underlying record send function will be returned, so you may also receive GNUTLS_E_INTERRUPTED or GNUTLS_E_AGAIN as well.

RETURNS


On success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned, otherwise an error code is returned.

REPORTING BUGS


Report bugs to <bug-gnutls@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT


Copyright © 2008 Free Software Foundation. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved on all copies.

SEE ALSO


The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and gnutls programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info gnutls
should give you access to the complete manual.

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