NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       RSA_new, RSA_free - allocate and free RSA objects

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. 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    [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]

       ERR_get_error(3), rsa(3), RSA_generate_key(3),
       RSA_new_method(3)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

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


OpenBSD 3.6                 2002-09-14                          1