RSA_new(3) | OpenSSL | RSA_new(3)

# NAME

RSA_new, RSA_free - allocate and free RSA objects

# LIBRARY

libcrypto, -lcrypto

# SYNOPSIS

     #include <openssl/rsa.h>

     RSA *RSA_new(void);

     void RSA_free(RSA *rsa);

# 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. If rsa is NULL nothing is done.

# RETURN VALUES

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

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

# COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2000-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

2018-09-23 | 1.1.1i