openssl/doc/crypto/X509_new.pod
Dr. Stephen Henson 9946fceb9d Some docs relating to X509 ASN1 functions.
Many other ASN1 functions are identical other
than the actual structure being handled.
2002-10-05 23:30:10 +00:00

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=head1 NAME
X509_new, X509_free, - X509 certificate ASN1 allocation functions
=head1 SYNOPSIS
X509 *X509_new(void);
void X509_free(X509 *a);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
The X509 ASN1 allocation routines, allocate and free an
X509 structure, which represents an X509 certificate.
X509_new() allocates and initializes a X509 structure.
X509_free() frees up the B<X509> structure B<a>.
=head1 RETURN VALUES
If the allocation fails, X509_new() returns B<NULL> and sets an error
code that can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>.
Otherwise it returns a pointer to the newly allocated structure.
X509_free() returns no value.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>, L<d2i_X509(3)|d2i_X509(3)>
=head1 HISTORY
X509_new() and X509_free() are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
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