---
name: "shishi_hostkeys_for_serverrealm"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "shishi-doc"
version: "1.0.3-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/shishi_hostkeys_for_serverrealm"
---

# shishi\_hostkeys\_for\_serverrealm(3)

API function

## NAME

shishi\_hostkeys\_for\_serverrealm - API function

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<shishi.h\>**

**Shishi\_key \* shishi\_hostkeys\_for\_serverrealm(Shishi \*** *handle***, const char \*** *server***, const char \*** *realm***);**

## ARGUMENTS

- Shishi \* handle

  Shishi library handle create by **shishi\_init()**.

- const char \* server

  server name to get key for

- const char \* realm

  realm of server to get key for.

## DESCRIPTION

Get host key for *server* in *realm*.

## RETURN VALUE

Returns the key for specific server and realm, read from the default host keys file (see **shishi\_hostkeys\_default\_file()**), or NULL if no key could be found or an error encountered.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bug-shishi@gnu.org\>. GNU Shishi home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/shishi/ General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002-2022 Simon Josefsson.\
 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 **shishi** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **shishi** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info shishi**

should give you access to the complete manual.