# MIT Kerberos Documentation

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# krb5_c_padding_length - Return a number of padding octets.

krb5_error_code krb5_c_padding_length(krb5_context context, krb5_enctype enctype, size_t data_length, unsigned int *size)

param:

  [in] context - Library context

  [in] enctype - Encryption type

  [in] data_length - Length of the plaintext to pad

  [out] size - Number of padding octets

retval:

  - 0 Success; otherwise - KRB5_BAD_ENCTYPE

This function returns the number of the padding octets required to pad data_length octets of plaintext.