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1.3 KiB
53 lines
1.3 KiB
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=head1 NAME |
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BN_new, BN_init, BN_clear, BN_free, BN_clear_free - allocate and free BIGNUMs |
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=head1 SYNOPSIS |
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#include <openssl/bn.h> |
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BIGNUM *BN_new(void); |
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void BN_init(BIGNUM *); |
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void BN_clear(BIGNUM *a); |
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void BN_free(BIGNUM *a); |
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void BN_clear_free(BIGNUM *a); |
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=head1 DESCRIPTION |
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BN_new() allocates and initializes a B<BIGNUM> structure. BN_init() |
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initializes an existing uninitialized B<BIGNUM>. |
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BN_clear() is used to destroy sensitive data such as keys when they |
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are no longer needed. It erases the memory used by B<a> and sets it |
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to the value 0. |
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BN_free() frees the components of the B<BIGNUM>, and if it was created |
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by BN_new(), also the structure itself. BN_clear_free() additionally |
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overwrites the data before the memory is returned to the system. |
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=head1 RETURN VALUES |
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BN_new() returns a pointer to the B<BIGNUM>. If the allocation fails, |
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it returns B<NULL> and sets an error code that can be obtained |
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by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>. |
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BN_init(), BN_clear(), BN_free() and BN_clear_free() have no return |
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values. |
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=head1 SEE ALSO |
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L<bn(3)|bn(3)>, L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)> |
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=head1 HISTORY |
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BN_new(), BN_clear(), BN_free() and BN_clear_free() are available in |
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all versions on SSLeay and OpenSSL. BN_init() was added in SSLeay |
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0.9.1b. |
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