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Command: EVP_PKEY_new | Section: 3 | Source: MINIX | File: EVP_PKEY_new.3
EVP_PKEY_new(3) OpenSSL EVP_PKEY_new(3)
NAME
EVP_PKEY_new, EVP_PKEY_free - private key allocation functions.
LIBRARY
libcrypto, -lcrypto
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/evp.h>
EVP_PKEY *EVP_PKEY_new(void);
void EVP_PKEY_free(EVP_PKEY *key);
DESCRIPTION
The EVP_PKEY_new() function allocates an empty EVP_PKEY structure which
is used by OpenSSL to store private keys.
EVP_PKEY_free() frees up the private key key.
NOTES
The EVP_PKEY structure is used by various OpenSSL functions which
require a general private key without reference to any particular
algorithm.
The structure returned by EVP_PKEY_new() is empty. To add a private key
to this empty structure the functions described in EVP_PKEY_set1_RSA(3)
should be used.
RETURN VALUES
EVP_PKEY_new() returns either the newly allocated EVP_PKEY structure of
NULL if an error occurred.
EVP_PKEY_free() does not return a value.
SEE ALSO
EVP_PKEY_set1_RSA(3)
HISTORY
TBA
1.0.1n 2009-07-19 EVP_PKEY_new(3)