opensolaris man page for dh_new

Query: dh_new

OS: opensolaris

Section: 3openssl

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DH_new(3openssl)						      OpenSSL							  DH_new(3openssl)

NAME
DH_new, DH_free - allocate and free DH objects
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/dh.h> DH* DH_new(void); void DH_free(DH *dh);
DESCRIPTION
DH_new() allocates and initializes a DH structure. DH_free() frees the DH structure and its components. The values are erased before the memory is returned to the system.
RETURN VALUES
If the allocation fails, DH_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. DH_free() returns no value.
SEE ALSO
dh(3), ERR_get_error(3), DH_generate_parameters(3), DH_generate_key(3)
HISTORY
DH_new() and DH_free() are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL. OpenSSL-0.9.8 Oct 11 2005 DH_new(3openssl)
Related Man Pages
dh(3ssl) - debian
dh_generate_parameters(3openssl) - opensolaris
dh_openssl(3openssl) - opensolaris
dh_new_method(3openssl) - opensolaris
dh_set_default_method(3openssl) - opensolaris
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