---
name: "gnutls_pkcs11_token_get_ptr"
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_pkcs11_token_get_ptr"
---

# gnutls\_pkcs11\_token\_get\_ptr(3)

API function

## NAME

gnutls\_pkcs11\_token\_get\_ptr - API function

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<gnutls/pkcs11.h\>**

**int gnutls\_pkcs11\_token\_get\_ptr(const char \*** *url***, void \*\*** *ptr***, unsigned long \*** *slot\_id***, unsigned int** *flags***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- const char \* url

  should contain a PKCS**11** URL identifying a token

- void \*\* ptr

  will contain the CK\_FUNCTION\_LIST\_PTR pointer

- unsigned long \* slot\_id

  will contain the slot\_id (may be **NULL**)

- unsigned int flags

  should be zero

## DESCRIPTION

This function will return the function pointer of the specified token by the URL. The returned pointers are valid until gnutls is deinitialized, c.f. **\_global\_deinit()**.

## RETURNS

**GNUTLS\_E\_SUCCESS** (0) on success or a negative error code on error.

## SINCE

3\.6.3

## 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/