# dkim_getsighdr()

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SYNOPSIS

    #include <dkim.h>
    DKIM_STAT dkim_getsighdr(
    	DKIM *dkim,
            unsigned char *buf,
            size_t len,
            size_t initial
    );

Compute and retrieve the signature header for a message.

DESCRIPTION

Called When | `dkim_getsig()` is called after `dkim_eom()` when `dkim` is a signing handle, i.e. one returned by an earlier call to `dkim_sign()`.

ARGUMENTS

Argument | Description
--- | ---
dkim | Message-specific handle, returned by `dkim_sign()`.
buf | A buffer into which the signature header should be stored.
len | Number of bytes available at `buf`.
initial | Line length already consumed on the first line. Used to leave space when wrapping headers for the name of the header itself.

NOTES

- It is an error to call this function with a handle that was created using `dkim_verify()`.
- If for example, you want to have your headers wrapped at 75 bytes and the header to be added will be called "DKIM-Signature", the `initial` value should be 16 (length of the header's name plus room for a colon and a space). The default margin is 75; see `dkim_set_margin()`.
- When signing and "simple" canonicalization is in use, the header added to the message must be identical to the internal version used to generate the signature, or the message will not verify. In that case, the value of `initial` should be 16 (or more portably, `strlen(DKIM_SIGNHEADER) + 2)`.

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