gnutls_session_enable_compatibility_mode

Section: gnutls (3)
Updated: 2.8.5
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NAME

gnutls_session_enable_compatibility_mode - disable certain features in TLS in order to honour compatibility

SYNOPSIS

#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

void gnutls_session_enable_compatibility_mode(gnutls_session_t session);

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_session_t session: is a gnutls_session_t structure.

DESCRIPTION

This function can be used to disable certain (security) features in TLS in order to maintain maximum compatibility with buggy clients. It is equivalent to calling: gnutls_record_disable_padding()

Normally only servers that require maximum compatibility with everything out there, need to call this function.

REPORTING BUGS

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

COPYRIGHT

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