---
name: "kcapi_cipher_ivsize"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libkcapi-dev"
version: "1.4.0-1+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kcapi_cipher_ivsize"
---

# kcapi\_cipher\_ivsize(3)

return size of IV required for cipher

## NAME

kcapi\_cipher\_ivsize - return size of IV required for cipher

## SYNOPSIS

**uint32\_t kcapi\_cipher\_ivsize(struct kcapi\_handle \*** *handle***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*handle*

\[in\] cipher handle

## DESCRIPTION

*return* \> 0 specifying the IV size; 0 on error

## AUTHOR

**Stephan Mueller** \<smueller@chronox.de\>

Author.

## COPYRIGHT