EVPPKEYnew(3) OpenSSL EVPPKEYnew(3)

NAME
       EVPPKEYnew, EVPPKEYfree - private key allocation functions.

SYNOPSIS
        #include 

        EVPPKEY *EVPPKEYnew(void);
        void EVPPKEYfree(EVPPKEY *key);

DESCRIPTION
       The EVPPKEYnew() function allocates an empty EEVVPPPPKKEEYY structure which
       is used by OpenSSL to store private keys.

       EVPPKEYfree() frees up the private key kkeeyy.

NNOOTTEESS
       The EEVVPPPPKKEEYY structure is used by various OpenSSL functions which
       require a general private key without reference to any particular
       algorithm.

       The structure returned by EVPPKEYnew() is empty. To add a private key
       to this empty structure the functions described in EVPPKEYset1RSA(3)
       should be used.

RETURN VALUES
       EVPPKEYnew() returns either the newly allocated EEVVPPPPKKEEYY structure of
       NNUULLLL if an error occurred.

       EVPPKEYfree() does not return a value.

SEE ALSO
       EVPPKEYset1RSA(3)

HISTORY       TBA



0.9.7l                            2002-10-09                   EVPPKEYnew(3)