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AUDIT_ENCODE_VALUE(3) Linux Audit API AUDIT_ENCODE_VALUE(3)

NAME

audit_encode_value - encode input string to ASCII code string

SYNOPSIS

#include <libaudit.h>
char *audit_encode_value(char *final, const char *buf, unsigned int size);

DESCRIPTION

audit_encode_value() encodes a string given by buf to a ASCII code string. final is the hexadecimal string encoded to ASCII code. size is the length of the string given by buf.

e.g.: "foo bar" is encoded as "666F6F20626172". "\1\2\3\4" is encoded as "01020304".

RETURN VALUE

Returns a encoded string same as final or, NULL on error.

SEE ALSO

audit_encode_nv_string(3), audit_value_needs_encoding(3).

AUTHOR

Steve Grubb

May 2021 Red Hat