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DH_new
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NAME

DH_new, DH_free - allocate and free DH objects

Synopsis  

#include <openssl/dh.h>
DH* DH_new(void);
void DH_free(DH *dh);

return to top DESCRIPTION  

DH_new() allocates and initializes a DH structure.

DH_free() frees the DH structure and its components. The values are erased before the memory is returned to the system.

return to top RETURN VALUES  

If the allocation fails, DH_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.

DH_free() returns no value.

return to top SEE ALSO  

dh(3) , ERR_get_error(3) , DH_generate_parameters(3) , DH_generate_key(3)

return to top HISTORY  

DH_new() and DH_free() are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
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