otCryptoContext

#include <crypto.h>

Stores the context object for platform APIs.

Summary

If OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CRYPTO_PLATFORM_ALLOCS_CONTEXT is enabled, the platform allocates and populates this. Otherwise OpenThread core allocates and populates this.

Public attributes
`mContext`	`void *` Pointer to the context.
`mContextSize`	`uint16_t` The length of the context in bytes.

Public attributes

mContext

void * otCryptoContext::mContext

Pointer to the context.

mContextSize

uint16_t otCryptoContext::mContextSize

The length of the context in bytes.

Resources

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Last updated 2026-03-31 UTC.