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X509_new(3)                  OpenSSL                  X509_new(3)

NAME

     X509_new, X509_free - X509 certificate ASN1 allocation
     functions

SYNOPSIS

      #include <openssl/x509.h>

      X509 *X509_new(void);
      void X509_free(X509 *a);

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 X509 structure a.

RETURN VALUES

     If the allocation fails, X509_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.

     X509_free() returns no value.

SEE ALSO

     ERR_get_error(3), d2i_X509(3)

HISTORY

     X509_new() and X509_free() are available in all versions of
     SSLeay and OpenSSL.

1.0.2t               Last change: 2019-09-10                    1

See also X509_free(3)