NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       BN_copy, BN_dup - Copy BIGNUMs

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <openssl/bn.h>

       BIGNUM *BN_copy(
               BIGNUM *to, const BIGNUM *from ); BIGNUM *BN_dup(
               const BIGNUM *from );

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  BN_copy()  function  copies  from to to. The BN_dup()
       function creates a new BIGNUM containing the value from.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

       BN_copy() function returns to on success, NULL  on  error.
       The  BN_dup() function returns the new BIGNUM, and NULL on
       error. The error  codes  can  be  obtained  by  using  the
       ERR_get_error() function.

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  BN_copy() and BN_dup() functions are available in all
       versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Functions: bn(3), err(3)



                                                       BN_copy(3)