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gnutls_session_enable_compatibility_mode(3)			      gnutls			       gnutls_session_enable_compatibility_mode(3)

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
Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation. 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 gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and gnutls programs are properly installed at your site, the command info gnutls should give you access to the complete manual. gnutls 2.8.6 gnutls_session_enable_compatibility_mode(3)

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gnutls_record_disable_padding(3)				      gnutls					  gnutls_record_disable_padding(3)

NAME
gnutls_record_disable_padding - Used to disabled padding in TLS 1.0 and above SYNOPSIS
#include <gnutls/gnutls.h> void gnutls_record_disable_padding(gnutls_session_t session); ARGUMENTS
gnutls_session_t session is a gnutls_session_t structure. DESCRIPTION
Used to disabled padding in TLS 1.0 and above. Normally you do not need to use this function, but there are buggy clients that complain if a server pads the encrypted data. This of course will disable protection against statistical attacks on the data. 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
Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation. 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 gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and gnutls programs are properly installed at your site, the command info gnutls should give you access to the complete manual. gnutls 2.8.6 gnutls_record_disable_padding(3)
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