EVP_PKEY_new 3 2003-07-24 0.9.9-dev OpenSSL
NAME
EVP_PKEY_new, EVP_PKEY_free - private key allocation functions.
LIBRARY
libcrypto, -lcrypto
SYNOPSIS
#include
EVP_PKEY *EVP_PKEY_new(void);
void EVP_PKEY_free(EVP_PKEY *key);
DESCRIPTION
The _E_V_P___P_K_E_Y___n_e_w_(_) function allocates an empty EEVVPP__PPKKEEYY
structure which is used by OpenSSL to store private keys.
_E_V_P___P_K_E_Y___f_r_e_e_(_) frees up the private key kkeeyy.
NOTES
The EEVVPP__PPKKEEYY structure is used by various OpenSSL functions
which require a general private key without reference to any
particular algorithm.
The structure returned by _E_V_P___P_K_E_Y___n_e_w_(_) is empty. To add a
private key to this empty structure the functions described in
_E_V_P___P_K_E_Y___s_e_t_1___R_S_A(3) should be used.
RETURN VALUES
_E_V_P___P_K_E_Y___n_e_w_(_) returns either the newly allocated EEVVPP__PPKKEEYY
structure of NNUULLLL if an error occurred.
_E_V_P___P_K_E_Y___f_r_e_e_(_) does not return a value.
SEE ALSO
_E_V_P___P_K_E_Y___s_e_t_1___R_S_A(3)
HISTORY
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