EVP_PKEY_new(3)             OpenSSL             EVP_PKEY_new(3)





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 func-
       tions which require a general private key without refer-
       ence 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



0.9.7c                     2002-10-09           EVP_PKEY_new(3)
