1EVP_PKEY_new(3)                     OpenSSL                    EVP_PKEY_new(3)
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NAME

6       EVP_PKEY_new, EVP_PKEY_free - private key allocation functions.
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SYNOPSIS

9        #include <openssl/evp.h>
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11        EVP_PKEY *EVP_PKEY_new(void);
12        void EVP_PKEY_free(EVP_PKEY *key);
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DESCRIPTION

15       The EVP_PKEY_new() function allocates an empty EVP_PKEY structure which
16       is used by OpenSSL to store private keys.
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18       EVP_PKEY_free() frees up the private key key.
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NOTES

21       The EVP_PKEY structure is used by various OpenSSL functions which
22       require a general private key without reference to any particular
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25       The structure returned by EVP_PKEY_new() is empty. To add a private key
26       to this empty structure the functions described in EVP_PKEY_set1_RSA(3)
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RETURN VALUES

30       EVP_PKEY_new() returns either the newly allocated EVP_PKEY structure of
31       NULL if an error occurred.
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33       EVP_PKEY_free() does not return a value.
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SEE ALSO

36       EVP_PKEY_set1_RSA(3)
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HISTORY

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431.0.0e                            2002-10-07                   EVP_PKEY_new(3)
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