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BN_CTX_new(3)                                      OpenSSL                                     BN_CTX_new(3)



NAME
       BN_CTX_new, BN_CTX_init, BN_CTX_free - allocate and free BN_CTX structures

SYNOPSIS
        #include <openssl/bn.h>

        BN_CTX *BN_CTX_new(void);

        void BN_CTX_init(BN_CTX *c);

        void BN_CTX_free(BN_CTX *c);

DESCRIPTION
       A BN_CTX is a structure that holds BIGNUM temporary variables used by library functions. Since
       dynamic memory allocation to create BIGNUMs is rather expensive when used in conjunction with
       repeated subroutine calls, the BN_CTX structure is used.

       BN_CTX_new() allocates and initializes a BN_CTX structure. BN_CTX_init() initializes an existing
       uninitialized BN_CTX.

       BN_CTX_free() frees the components of the BN_CTX, and if it was created by BN_CTX_new(), also the
       structure itself.  If BN_CTX_start(3) has been used on the BN_CTX, BN_CTX_end(3) must be called
       before the BN_CTX may be freed by BN_CTX_free().

RETURN VALUES
       BN_CTX_new() returns a pointer to the BN_CTX. If the allocation fails, it returns NULL and sets an
       error code that can be obtained by ERR_get_error(3).

       BN_CTX_init() and BN_CTX_free() have no return values.

SEE ALSO
       bn(3), ERR_get_error(3), BN_add(3), BN_CTX_start(3)

HISTORY
       BN_CTX_new() and BN_CTX_free() are available in all versions on SSLeay and OpenSSL. BN_CTX_init() was
       added in SSLeay 0.9.1b.



0.9.7l                                           2002-09-25                                    BN_CTX_new(3)