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DH_new(3)
NAME
  DH_new, DH_free - Allocate and free DH objects

SYNOPSIS
  #include <openssl/dh.h>

  DH* DH_new(
	  void );

  void DH_free(
	  DH *dh );

DESCRIPTION
  The DH_new() function allocates and initializes a DH structure.

  The DH_free() function frees the DH structure and its components. The
  values are erased before the memory is returned to the system.

RETURN VALUES
  If the allocation fails, the DH_new() function returns NULL and sets an
  error code that can be obtained from ERR_get_error(). Otherwise it returns
  a pointer to the newly allocated structure.

  The DH_free() function returns no value.

HISTORY
  The DH_new() and DH_free() functions are available in all versions of
  SSLeay and OpenSSL.

SEE ALSO
  Functions: dh(3), err(3), DH_generate_parameters(3), DH_generate_key(3)

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