Name

RSA_new, RSA_free — allocate and free RSA objects

Library

libcrypto.lib

Synopsis

#include <openssl/rsa.h>

RSA * RSA_new(void);

void RSA_free(RSA *rsa);

Detailed Description

RSA_new() allocates and initializes an RSA structure. It is equivalent to calling RSA_new_method(NULL).

RSA_free() frees the RSA structure and its components. The key is erased before the memory is returned to the system.

Return Values

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

RSA_free() returns no value.

See Also

ERR_get_error(), rsa(), RSA_generate_key(), RSA_new_method()

History

RSA_new() and RSA_free() are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.

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