nvme_update_key(2)

nvme_update_key(9) libnvme API manual nvme_update_key(9)

NAME

nvme_update_key - Update key raw data

SYNOPSIS

long nvme_update_key (long keyring_id , const char *key_type , const char *identity , unsigned char *key_data , int key_len );

ARGUMENTS

keyring_id
Id of the keyring holding key_id
key_type
Type of the key to insert
identity
Key identity string
key_data
Raw data of the key
key_len
Length of key_data

DESCRIPTION

Links the keyring specified by keyring_id into the session keyring and updates the key reference by identity with key_data. The old key with identity identity will be revoked to make it inaccessible.

RETURN

Key id of the new key or 0 with errno set otherwise.

nvme_update_key October 2025