---
name: "Trf_MDStart"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "tcl-trf-doc"
version: "2.1.4-dfsg3-8"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Trf_MDStart"
---

# Trf\_MDStart(3)

Interface to procedures for initialization of a MD context.

## NAME

Trf\_MDStart - Interface to procedures for initialization of a MD context.

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<transform.h\>**

**void Trf\_MDStart(void \*context);**

## PARAMETERS

- **void \*context**

  State to initialize.

## DESCRIPTION

A procedure of this type is called to initialize the structure containing the state of a special message digest algorithm. The memory block was allocated by the caller, with the size as specified in the 'Trf\_MessageDigestDescription' structure of the algorithm.

## SEE ALSO

[Trf\_Init(3)](/Trf_Init/3.md), [Trf\_SafeInit(3)](/Trf_SafeInit/3.md), [Trf\_IsInitialized(3)](/Trf_IsInitialized/3.md), [Trf\_CreateOptions(3)](/Trf_CreateOptions/3.md), [Trf\_DeleteOptions(3)](/Trf_DeleteOptions/3.md), [Trf\_CheckOptions(3)](/Trf_CheckOptions/3.md), [Trf\_SetOption(3)](/Trf_SetOption/3.md), [Trf\_SetObjOption(3)](/Trf_SetObjOption/3.md), [Trf\_QueryOptions(3)](/Trf_QueryOptions/3.md), [Trf\_SeekQueryOptions(3)](/Trf_SeekQueryOptions/3.md), [Trf\_WriteProc(3)](/Trf_WriteProc/3.md), [Trf\_CreateCtrlBlock(3)](/Trf_CreateCtrlBlock/3.md), [Trf\_DeleteCtrlBlock(3)](/Trf_DeleteCtrlBlock/3.md), [Trf\_TransformCharacter(3)](/Trf_TransformCharacter/3.md), [Trf\_TransformBuffer(3)](/Trf_TransformBuffer/3.md), [Trf\_FlushTransformation(3)](/Trf_FlushTransformation/3.md), [Trf\_ClearCtrlBlock(3)](/Trf_ClearCtrlBlock/3.md), [Trf\_QueryMaxRead(3)](/Trf_QueryMaxRead/3.md), [Trf\_Register(3)](/Trf_Register/3.md), [Trf\_ConverterOptions(3)](/Trf_ConverterOptions/3.md), [Trf\_MDUpdate(3)](/Trf_MDUpdate/3.md), [Trf\_MDUpdateBuf(3)](/Trf_MDUpdateBuf/3.md), [Trf\_MDFinal(3)](/Trf_MDFinal/3.md), [Trf\_MDCheck(3)](/Trf_MDCheck/3.md), [Trf\_RegisterMessageDigest(3)](/Trf_RegisterMessageDigest/3.md), [Trf\_LoadLibrary(3)](/Trf_LoadLibrary/3.md), [Trf\_XorBuffer(3)](/Trf_XorBuffer/3.md), [Trf\_ShiftRegister(3)](/Trf_ShiftRegister/3.md), [Trf\_FlipRegisterShort(3)](/Trf_FlipRegisterShort/3.md), [Trf\_FlipRegisterLong(3)](/Trf_FlipRegisterLong/3.md), [Trf\_InitStubs(3)](/Trf_InitStubs/3.md)