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Command: DH_new | Section: 3 | Source: MINIX | File: DH_new.3
DH_new(3) OpenSSL DH_new(3)
NAME
DH_new, DH_free - allocate and free DH objects
LIBRARY
libcrypto, -lcrypto
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/dh.h>
DH* DH_new(void);
void DH_free(DH *dh);
DESCRIPTION
DH_new() allocates and initializes a DH structure.
DH_free() frees the DH structure and its components. The values are
erased before the memory is returned to the system.
RETURN VALUES
If the allocation fails, DH_new() returns NULL and sets an error code
that can be obtained by ERR_get_error(3). Otherwise it returns a
pointer to the newly allocated structure.
DH_free() returns no value.
SEE ALSO
openssl_dh(3), ERR_get_error(3), DH_generate_parameters(3),
DH_generate_key(3)
HISTORY
DH_new() and DH_free() are available in all versions of SSLeay and
OpenSSL.
1.0.1n 2009-07-19 DH_new(3)