---
name: "gnutls_pkcs12_bag_set_privkey"
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_set_privkey"
---

# gnutls\_pkcs12\_bag\_set\_privkey(3)

API function

## NAME

gnutls\_pkcs12\_bag\_set\_privkey - API function

## SYNOPSIS

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

**int gnutls\_pkcs12\_bag\_set\_privkey(gnutls\_pkcs12\_bag\_t** *bag***, gnutls\_x509\_privkey\_t** *privkey***, const char \*** *password***, unsigned** *flags***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- gnutls\_pkcs12\_bag\_t bag

  The bag

- gnutls\_x509\_privkey\_t privkey

  the private key to be copied.

- const char \* password

  the password to protect the key with (may be **NULL**)

- unsigned flags

  should be one of **gnutls\_pkcs\_encrypt\_flags\_t** elements bitwise or'd

## DESCRIPTION

This function will insert the given private key into the bag. This is just a wrapper over **gnutls\_pkcs12\_bag\_set\_data()**.

## RETURNS

the index of the added bag on success, or a negative value on failure.

## 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/