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DSA_new
Section: OpenSSL (3ssl)Updated: 0.9.6c
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NAME
DSA_new, DSA_free - allocate and free DSA objectsSYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/dsa.h>
DSA* DSA_new(void);
void DSA_free(DSA *dsa);
DESCRIPTION
DSA_new() allocates and initializes a DSA structure.DSA_free() frees the DSA structure and its components. The values are erased before the memory is returned to the system.
RETURN VALUES
If the allocation fails, DSA_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.SEE ALSO
dsa(3), err(3), DSA_generate_parameters(3), DSA_generate_key(3)HISTORY
DSA_new() and DSA_free() are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
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