---
name: "libnvmf_create_raw_secret-libnvme3"
section: "2"
platform: "linux"
package: "nvme-cli"
version: "3.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/libnvmf_create_raw_secret-libnvme3"
---

# libnvmf\_create\_raw\_secret-libnvme3(2)

Generate a raw secret buffer from input data

## NAME

libnvmf\_create\_raw\_secret - Generate a raw secret buffer from input data

## SYNOPSIS

**int libnvmf\_create\_raw\_secret** **(struct libnvme\_global\_ctx \*ctx** *,* **const char \*secret** *,* **size\_t key\_len** *,* **unsigned char \*\*raw\_secret** *);*

## ARGUMENTS

- ctx

  struct libnvme\_global\_ctx object

- secret

  Input secret data

- key\_len

  The length of the raw\_secret in bytes

- raw\_secret

  Return buffer with the generated raw secret

## DESCRIPTION

Transforms the provided *secret* into a raw secret buffer suitable for use with NVMe key management operations.

The generated raw secret can subsequently be passed to **libnvmf\_insert\_tls\_key\_versioned** or **libnvmf\_update\_key**.

## RETURN

0 on success, negative error code otherwise.