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NAME

     PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new, PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free -- PKCS#8 private key
     information


SYNOPSIS

     #include <openssl/x509.h>

     PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO *
     PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new(void);

     void
     PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free(PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO *key);


DESCRIPTION

     PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new() allocates and initializes an empty
     PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO object, representing an ASN.1 PrivateKeyInfo struc-
     ture defined in RFC 5208 section 5.  It can hold a private key together
     with information about the algorithm to be used with it and optional
     attributes.

     PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free() frees key.


RETURN VALUES

     PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new() returns the new PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO object or
     NULL if an error occurs.


SEE ALSO

     d2i_PKCS8PrivateKey_bio(3), PEM_read_PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO(3),
     PKCS12_parse(3), X509_ATTRIBUTE_new(3)


STANDARDS

     RFC 5208: PKCS#8: Private-Key Information Syntax Specification


HISTORY

     PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_new() and PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free() first appeared
     in OpenSSL 0.9.3 and have been available since OpenBSD 2.6.

DragonFly 5.5			March 21, 2018			 DragonFly 5.5

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