DSA_new(3)

     DSA_new(3)             0.9.6h (2002-09-25)             DSA_new(3)

     NAME
          DSA_new, DSA_free - allocate and free DSA objects

     SYNOPSIS
           #include <openssl/dsa.h>

           DSA* DSA_new(void);

           void DSA_free(DSA *dsa);

     DESCRIPTION
          DSA_new() allocates and initializes a DSA structure.

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

     RETURN VALUES
          If the allocation fails, DSA_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.

          DSA_free() returns no value.

     SEE ALSO
          dsa(3), ERR_get_error(3), DSA_generate_parameters(3),
          DSA_generate_key(3)

     HISTORY
          DSA_new() and DSA_free() are available in all versions of
          SSLeay and OpenSSL.

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