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| PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_NEW(3) | Library Functions Manual | PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_NEW(3) |
NAME
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new,
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free —
PKCS#8 private key information
SYNOPSIS
#include
<openssl/x509.h>
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO *
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new(void);
void
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free(PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO
*key);
DESCRIPTION
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new() allocates and
initializes an empty PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO
object, representing an ASN.1 PrivateKeyInfo
structure defined in RFC 5208 section 5. It can hold a private key together
with information about the algorithm to be used with it and optional
attributes.
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free() frees
key.
RETURN VALUES
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new() returns the new
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO object or
NULL if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
d2i_PKCS8PrivateKey_bio(3), EVP_PKEY_asn1_set_private(3), PEM_read_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO(3), PKCS12_parse(3), X509_ATTRIBUTE_new(3)STANDARDS
RFC 5208: PKCS#8: Private-Key Information Syntax SpecificationHISTORY
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new() and
PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free() first appeared
in OpenSSL 0.9.3 and have been available since OpenBSD
2.6.| June 6, 2019 | Debian |