NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       DSA_new, DSA_free - Allocate and free DSA objects

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <openssl/dsa.h>

       DSA* DSA_new(
               void ); void DSA_free(
               DSA *dsa );

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  DSA_new()  function  allocates  and initializes a DSA
       structure.

       The DSA_free() function frees the DSA  structure  and  its
       components.  The  values  are  erased before the memory is
       returned to the system.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

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

       The DSA_free() function returns no value.

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  DSA_new()  and  DSA_free() functions are available in
       all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Functions:  dsa(3),  err(3),   DSA_generate_parameters(3),
       DSA_generate_key(3)



                                                       DSA_new(3)