---
name: "gnutls_utf8_password_normalize"
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_utf8_password_normalize"
---

# gnutls\_utf8\_password\_normalize(3)

API function

## NAME

gnutls\_utf8\_password\_normalize - API function

## SYNOPSIS

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

**int gnutls\_utf8\_password\_normalize(const unsigned char \*** *password***, unsigned** *plen***, gnutls\_datum\_t \*** *out***, unsigned** *flags***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- const unsigned char \* password

  contain the UTF-8 formatted password

- unsigned plen

  the length of the provided password

- gnutls\_datum\_t \* out

  the result in an null-terminated allocated string

- unsigned flags

  should be zero

## DESCRIPTION

This function will convert the provided UTF-8 password according to the normalization rules in RFC7613.

If the flag **GNUTLS\_UTF8\_IGNORE\_ERRS** is specified, any UTF-8 encoding errors will be ignored, and in that case the output will be a copy of the input.

## RETURNS

**GNUTLS\_E\_INVALID\_UTF8\_STRING** on invalid UTF-8 data, or 0 on success.

## SINCE

3\.5.7

## 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/