---
name: "gnutls_fips140_mode_enabled"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnutls"
version: "3.8.13-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnutls_fips140_mode_enabled"
---

# gnutls\_fips140\_mode\_enabled(3)

API function

## NAME

gnutls\_fips140\_mode\_enabled - API function

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<gnutls/gnutls.h\>**

**unsigned gnutls\_fips140\_mode\_enabled(** *void***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- void

  ## DESCRIPTION

Checks whether this library is in FIPS140 mode. The returned value corresponds to the library mode as set with **gnutls\_fips140\_set\_mode()**.

If **gnutls\_fips140\_set\_mode()** was called with **GNUTLS\_FIPS140\_SET\_MODE\_THREAD** then this function will return the current thread's FIPS140 mode, otherwise the global value is returned.

## RETURNS

return non-zero if true or zero if false.

## SINCE

3\.3.0

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bugs@gnutls.org\>.\
 Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.\
 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 **gnutls** is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML form visit

- https://www.gnutls.org/manual/