---
name: "gnutls_pkcs12_bag_decrypt"
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_pkcs12_bag_decrypt"
---

# gnutls\_pkcs12\_bag\_decrypt(3)

API function

## NAME

gnutls\_pkcs12\_bag\_decrypt - API function

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<gnutls/pkcs12.h\>**

**int gnutls\_pkcs12\_bag\_decrypt(gnutls\_pkcs12\_bag\_t** *bag***, const char \*** *pass***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- gnutls\_pkcs12\_bag\_t bag

  The bag

- const char \* pass

  The password used for encryption, must be ASCII.

## DESCRIPTION

This function will decrypt the given encrypted bag and return 0 on success.

## RETURNS

On success, **GNUTLS\_E\_SUCCESS** (0) is returned, otherwise a negative error code is returned.

## 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/