OSSL_ITEM

Section: OpenSSL (3SSL)
Updated: 2024-03-03
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NAME

OSSL_ITEM - OpenSSL Core type for generic itemized data

SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/core.h>

 typedef struct ossl_item_st OSSL_ITEM;
 struct ossl_item_st {
     unsigned int id;
     void *ptr;
 };

DESCRIPTION

This type is a tuple of integer and pointer. It's a generic type used as a generic descriptor, its exact meaning being defined by how it's used. Arrays of this type are passed between the OpenSSL libraries and the providers, and must be terminated with a tuple where the integer is zero and the pointer NULL.

This is currently mainly used for the return value of the provider's error reason strings array, see ``Provider Functions'' in provider-base(7).

HISTORY

OSSL_ITEM was added in OpenSSL 3.0

COPYRIGHT

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the ``License''). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

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Time: 14:09:39 GMT, May 19, 2024