MAC Interface SilcMac MACs SILC_MAC_MAXLEN silc_mac_register silc_mac_unregister silc_mac_register_default silc_mac_unregister_all silc_mac_alloc silc_mac_free silc_mac_is_supported silc_mac_get_supported silc_mac_len silc_mac_get_name silc_mac_get_hash silc_mac_set_key silc_mac_get_key silc_mac_make silc_mac_make_with_key silc_mac_make_truncated silc_mac_init silc_mac_init_with_key silc_mac_update silc_mac_final

silc_mac_alloc

SYNOPSIS

    SilcBool silc_mac_alloc(const char *name, SilcMac *new_mac);

DESCRIPTION

Allocates a new SilcMac object of name of `name'. Returns FALSE if such MAC does not exist. After the MAC is allocated a key must be set for it by calling silc_mac_set_key.

See MACs for supported MAC algorithms.