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NAME

       keyctl_revoke - Revoke a key

SYNOPSIS

       #include <keyutils.h>

       long keyctl_revoke(key_serial_t key);

DESCRIPTION

       keyctl_revoke() marks a key as being revoked.

       After this operation has been performed on a key, attempts to access it
       will meet with error EKEYREVOKED.

       The caller must have write permission on a key to be able revoke it.

RETURN VALUE

       On success keyctl_revoke() returns 0.  On error, the value -1  will  be
       returned and errno will have been set to an appropriate error.

ERRORS

       ENOKEY The specified key does not exist.

       EKEYREVOKED
              The key has already been revoked.

       EACCES The  named  key  exists,  but  is  not  writable  by the calling
              process.

LINKING

       This is a library function that can  be  found  in  libkeyutils.   When
       linking, -lkeyutils should be specified to the linker.

SEE ALSO

       keyctl(1),
       add_key(2),
       keyctl(2),
       request_key(2),
       keyctl(3),
       request-key(8)