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