# MIT Kerberos Documentation

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# krb5_c_string_to_key - Convert a string (such a password) to a key.

krb5_error_code `krb5_c_string_to_key`(krb5_context context, krb5_enctype enctype, const krb5_data * string, const krb5_data * salt, krb5_keyblock * key)

param: | [in] context - Library context [in] enctype - Encryption type [in] string - String to be converted [in] salt - Salt value [out] key - Generated key

retval: | 0 Success; otherwise - Kerberos error codes

This function converts string to a key of encryption type enctype , using the specified salt . The newly created key must be released by calling `krb5_free_keyblock_contents()` when it is no longer needed.