nvme\_init\_security\_send(9) libnvme API manual nvme\_init\_security\_send(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

nvme\_init\_security\_send - Initialize passthru command for Security Send

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**void nvme\_init\_security\_send** **(struct libnvme\_passthru\_cmd \*cmd ,** **\_\_u32 nsid ,** **\_\_u8 nssf ,** **\_\_u16 spsp ,** **\_\_u8 secp ,** **\_\_u32 tl ,** **void \*data ,** **\_\_u32 len );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[cmd](#cmd)

Passthru command to use

[nsid](#nsid)

Namespace ID to issue security command on

[nssf](#nssf)

NVMe Security Specific field

[spsp](#spsp)

Security Protocol Specific field

[secp](#secp)

Security Protocol

[tl](#tl)

Protocol specific transfer length

[data](#data)

Security data payload buffer to send

[len](#len)

Data length of the payload in bytes

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Initializes the passthru command buffer for the Security Send command.

nvme\_init\_security\_send October 2026

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Document: nvme_init_security_send-libnvme3(2) from nvme-cli 3.2-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli