--- name: "gnutls_fips140_run_self_tests" 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_run_self_tests" --- # gnutls\_fips140\_run\_self\_tests(3) API function ## NAME gnutls\_fips140\_run\_self\_tests - API function ## SYNOPSIS **#include \** **int gnutls\_fips140\_run\_self\_tests(** *void***);** ## ARGUMENTS - void ## DESCRIPTION Manually perform the second round of the FIPS140 self-tests, including: \- Known answer tests (KAT) for the selected set of symmetric cipher, MAC, public key, KDF, and DRBG - Library integrity checks Upon failure with FIPS140 mode enabled, it makes the library unusable. This function is not thread-safe. ## RETURNS 0 upon success, a negative error code otherwise ## SINCE 3\.7.7 ## REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to \.\ 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/