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.