---
name: "gnutls_record_disable_padding"
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_record_disable_padding"
---

# gnutls\_record\_disable\_padding(3)

API function

## NAME

gnutls\_record\_disable\_padding - API function

## SYNOPSIS

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

**void gnutls\_record\_disable\_padding(gnutls\_session\_t** *session***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- gnutls\_session\_t session

  is a **gnutls\_session\_t** type.

## DESCRIPTION

Used to disabled padding in TLS 1.0 and above.  Normally you do not need to use this function, but there are buggy clients that complain if a server pads the encrypted data.  This of course will disable protection against statistical attacks on the data.

This function is defunct since 3.1.7. Random padding is disabled by default unless requested using **gnutls\_record\_send\_range()**.

## 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/