openssl/crypto/ec/ec_cvt.c

/* crypto/ec/ec_cvt.c */
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#include "ec_lcl.h"


EC_GROUP *EC_GROUP_new_curve_GFp(const BIGNUM *p, const BIGNUM *a, const BIGNUM *b, BN_CTX *ctx)
	{
	const EC_METHOD *meth;
	EC_GROUP *ret;
	
	/* Finally, this will use EC_GFp_nist_method if 'p' is a special
	 * prime with optimized modular arithmetics (for NIST curves)
	 */
	meth = EC_GFp_mont_method();
	
	ret = EC_GROUP_new(meth);
	if (ret == NULL)
		return NULL;

	if (!EC_GROUP_set_curve_GFp(ret, p, a, b, ctx))
		{
		EC_GROUP_clear_free(ret);
		return NULL;
		}

	return ret;
	}