NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       RSA_new, RSA_free - allocate and free RSA objects

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

       libcrypto, -lcrypto

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

        #include <openssl/rsa.h>

        RSA * RSA_new(void);

        void RSA_free(RSA *rsa);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       RSA_new() allocates and initializes an RSA structure.

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

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

       If the allocation fails, RSA_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.

       RSA_free() returns no value.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       openssl_err(3), openssl_rsa(3), RSA_generate_key(3)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

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



2000-07-22                    0.9.6g                   RSA_new(3)