X509_new   (3) manpage
X509_new
3
2002-11-12
0.9.7f
OpenSSL
  • NAME
      X509_new, X509_free - X509 certificate ASN1 allocation functions
  • SYNOPSIS

      X509 *X509_new(void);
      void X509_free(X509 *a);

  • DESCRIPTION
      The X509 ASN1 allocation routines, allocate and free an X509 structure, which represents an X509 certificate.

      X509_new() allocates and initializes a X509 structure.

      X509_free() frees up the X509 structure a.
  • RETURN VALUES
      If the allocation fails, X509_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.

      X509_free() returns no value.
  • SEE ALSO
  • HISTORY
      X509_new() and X509_free() are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
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