X509_new(3)

     NAME
          X509_new, X509_free - X509 certificate ASN1 allocation
          functions

     SYNOPSIS
           X509 *X509_new(void);
           void X509_free(X509 *a);


     DESCRIPTION
          The X509 ASN1 allocation routines, allocate and free an X509
          structure, which represents an X509 certificate.

          X509_new() allocates and initializes a X509 structure.

          X509_free() frees up the X509 structure a.

     RETURN VALUES
          If the allocation fails, X509_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.

          X509_free() returns no value.

     SEE ALSO
          ERR_get_error(3), d2i_X509(3)

     HISTORY
          X509_new() and X509_free() are available in all versions of
          SSLeay and OpenSSL.