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.TH LIBKECCAK_STATE_CREATE 3 LIBKECCAK-%VERSION%
.SH NAME
libkeccak_state_create - Allocate and initialise hash state
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <libkeccak.h>
.P
libkeccak_state_t *libkeccak_state_create(const libkeccak_spec_t *\fIspec\fP);
.fi
.P
Link with \fI-lkeccak\fP.
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR libkeccak_state_create ()
function allocates a new \fIlibkeccak_state_t*\fP with one
initialised element, and sets the algorithm tuning parameters
to those specified by \fI*spec\fP.
.SH RETURN VALUES
The
.BR libkeccak_state_create ()
function returns a newly allocated \fIlibkeccak_state_t*\fP
(of one initialised element) upon successful completion.
On error, \fINULL\fP is returned and \fIerrno\fP is set to
describe the error.
.SH ERRORS
The
.BR libkeccak_state_create ()
function may fail for any specified for the function
.BR malloc (3).
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libkeccak_state_initialise (3),
.BR libkeccak_state_free (3),
.BR libkeccak_state_fast_free (3)
.BR libkeccak_state_duplicate (3)
.SH AUTHORS
Principal author, Mattias Andrée.  See the LICENSE file for the full
list of authors.
.SH BUGS
Please report bugs to https://github.com/maandree/libkeccak/issues or to
maandree@kth.se