X509_new(3)                 OpenSSL                 X509_new(3)





NAME
       X509_new, X509_free - X509 certificate ASN1 allocation
       functions

SYNOPSIS
        X509 *X509_new(void);
        void X509_free(X509 *a);

DESCRIPTION
       The X509 ASN1 allocation routines, allocate and free an
       X509 structure, which represents an X509 certificate.

       X509_new() allocates and initializes a X509 structure.

       X509_free() frees up the X509 structure a.

RETURN VALUES
       If the allocation fails, X509_new() returns NULL and
       sets an error code that can be obtained by
       ERR_get_error(3).  Otherwise it returns a pointer to the
       newly allocated structure.

       X509_free() returns no value.

SEE ALSO
       ERR_get_error(3), d2i_X509(3)

HISTORY
       X509_new() and X509_free() are available in all versions
       of SSLeay and OpenSSL.



0.9.7c                     2002-11-13               X509_new(3)
