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.TH libgnutls 3 "31 Jul 2008" "SunOS 5.11" "C Library Functions"
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.SH "NAME"
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libgnutls \-  a TLS library
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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.PP
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GnuTLS is a modern C library that implements the standard network
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security protocol Transport Layer Security (TLS), for use by network
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applications\&.
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It provides a secure layer, over a reliable transport layer\&. 
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Currently the GnuTLS library implements the proposed standards by the 
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IETF\&'s TLS working group\&.
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A number of projects in Solaris Desktop such as Evolution, Pidgin,
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Ekiga and Vino depend on it\&. 
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.SH "ATTRIBUTES"
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.PP
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See \fBattributes\fR(5)
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for descriptions of the following attributes:
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.TS
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tab() allbox;
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cw(2.750000i)| cw(2.750000i)
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lw(2.750000i)| lw(2.750000i).
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ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
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Availabilitylibrary/gnutls
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Interface stabilityVolatile
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.PP
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\fBlibgnutls-config\fR(1),
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\fBlibgnutlsxx\fR(3),
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\fBlibtasn1\fR(3),
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\fBattributes\fR(5),
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\fBgnome-interfaces\fR(5)
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.sp
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.ne 2
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\fB\fBhttp://www\&.gnu\&.org/software/gnutls/manual/gnutls\&.html\fR\fR
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.SH "NOTES"
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Sun does not guarantee the stability of these interfaces and does not recommend their use\&.  API documentation for these interfaces is provided by the GNU community for those who wish to develop using these interfaces\&. 
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Written by Jeff Cai, Sun Microsystems Inc\&., 2008\&.
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...\" created by instant / solbook-to-man, Tue 27 Jan 2015, 17:22
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...\" LSARC 2008/341 GnuTLS