NAME

RSA_new, RSA_free − Allocate and free RSA objects

SYNOPSIS

#include <openssl/rsa.h>
RSA ∗ RSA_new(
        void ); void RSA_free(
        RSA ∗rsa );

DESCRIPTION

The RSA_new() function allocates and initializes an RSA structure. 

The RSA_free() function frees the RSA structure and its components. The key is erased before the memory is returned to the system. 

RETURN VALUES

If the allocation fails, the RSA_new() function returns NULL and sets an error code that can be obtained by using the ERR_get_error() function. Otherwise it returns a pointer to the newly allocated structure. 

The RSA_free() function returns no value. 

HISTORY

The RSA_new() and RSA_free() functions are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL. 

SEE ALSO

Functions: err(3), rsa(3), RSA_generate_key(3)