BN_CTX_new, BN_CTX_init, BN_CTX_free - allocate and free BN_CTX structures
#include <openssl/bn.h>
BN_CTX *BN_CTX_new(void);
void BN_CTX_free(BN_CTX *c);
Deprecated:
void BN_CTX_init(BN_CTX *c);
A BN_CTX is a structure that holds BIGNUM temporary variables used by library functions. Since dynamic memory allocation to create BIGNUMs is rather expensive when used in conjunction with repeated subroutine calls, the BN_CTX structure is used.
BN_CTX_new() allocates and initializes a BN_CTX
structure.
BN_CTX_free() frees the components of the BN_CTX, and if it was
created by BN_CTX_new(), also the structure itself.
If BN_CTX_start has been used on the BN_CTX,
BN_CTX_end must be called before the BN_CTX
may be freed by BN_CTX_free().
BN_CTX_init() (deprecated) initializes an existing uninitialized BN_CTX.
This should not be used for new programs. Use BN_CTX_new() instead.
BN_CTX_new() returns a pointer to the BN_CTX. If the allocation fails,
it returns NULL and sets an error code that can be obtained by
ERR_get_error.
BN_CTX_init() and BN_CTX_free() have no return values.
bn, ERR_get_error, BN_add, BN_CTX_start
BN_CTX_new() and BN_CTX_free() are available in all versions on SSLeay
and OpenSSL. BN_CTX_init() was added in SSLeay 0.9.1b.