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6.3.3 Data Buffer Convenience Functions

Data type: enum gpgme_data_type_t ¶

SINCE: 1.4.3

The gpgme_data_type_t type is used to return the detected type of the content of a data buffer.

GPGME_DATA_TYPE_INVALID

This is returned by gpgme_data_identify if it was not possible to identify the data. Reasons for this might be a non-seekable stream or a memory problem. The value is 0.

GPGME_DATA_TYPE_UNKNOWN

The type of the data is not known.

GPGME_DATA_TYPE_PGP_SIGNED

The data is an OpenPGP signed message. This may be a binary signature, a detached one or a cleartext signature.

GPGME_DATA_TYPE_PGP_ENCRYPTED

SINCE: 1.7.0

The data is an OpenPGP encrypted message.

GPGME_DATA_TYPE_PGP_SIGNATURE

SINCE: 1.7.0

The data is an OpenPGP detached signature.

GPGME_DATA_TYPE_PGP_OTHER

This is a generic OpenPGP message. In most cases this will be encrypted data.

GPGME_DATA_TYPE_PGP_KEY

This is an OpenPGP key (private or public).

GPGME_DATA_TYPE_CMS_SIGNED

This is a CMS signed message.

GPGME_DATA_TYPE_CMS_ENCRYPTED

This is a CMS encrypted (enveloped data) message.

GPGME_DATA_TYPE_CMS_OTHER

This is used for other CMS message types.

GPGME_DATA_TYPE_X509_CERT

The data is a X.509 certificate

GPGME_DATA_TYPE_PKCS12

The data is a PKCS#12 message. This is commonly used to exchange private keys for X.509.

Function: gpgme_data_type_t gpgme_data_identify (gpgme_data_t dh, int reserved) ¶

SINCE: 1.4.3

The function gpgme_data_identify returns the type of the data with the handle dh. If it is not possible to perform the identification, the function returns zero (GPGME_DATA_TYPE_INVALID). Note that depending on how the data object has been created the identification may not be possible or the data object may change its internal state (file pointer moved). For file or memory based data object, the state should not change. reserved should be zero.