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3=head1 NAME
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5X509_new, X509_free - X509 certificate ASN1 allocation functions
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7=head1 SYNOPSIS
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9 X509 *X509_new(void);
10 void X509_free(X509 *a);
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12=head1 DESCRIPTION
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14The X509 ASN1 allocation routines, allocate and free an
15X509 structure, which represents an X509 certificate.
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17X509_new() allocates and initializes a X509 structure.
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19X509_free() frees up the B<X509> structure B<a>.
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21=head1 RETURN VALUES
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23If the allocation fails, X509_new() returns B<NULL> and sets an error
24code that can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>.
25Otherwise it returns a pointer to the newly allocated structure.
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27X509_free() returns no value.
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29=head1 SEE ALSO
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31L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>, L<d2i_X509(3)|d2i_X509(3)>
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33=head1 HISTORY
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35X509_new() and X509_free() are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
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