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Command: PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new | Section: 3 | Source: OpenBSD | File: PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new.3
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_NEW(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual
NAME
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new, PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free - PKCS#8 private key
information
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/x509.h>
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO *
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new(void);
void
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free(PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO *key);
DESCRIPTION
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new() allocates and initializes an empty
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO object, representing an ASN.1 PrivateKeyInfo
structure defined in RFC 5208 section 5. It can hold a private key
together with information about the algorithm to be used with it and
optional attributes.
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free() frees key.
RETURN VALUES
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new() returns the new PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO object or
NULL if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
d2i_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO(3), d2i_PKCS8PrivateKey_bio(3),
EVP_PKCS82PKEY(3), PEM_read_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO(3), PKCS12_parse(3),
PKCS8_pkey_set0(3), X509_ATTRIBUTE_new(3)
STANDARDS
RFC 5208: PKCS#8: Private-Key Information Syntax Specification
HISTORY
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new() and PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free() first appeared
in OpenSSL 0.9.3 and have been available since OpenBSD 2.6.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 December 6, 2024 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8