evp_pkey_new(3) - Linux man page
Name
EVP_PKEY_new, EVP_PKEY_free - private key allocation functions.
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.
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