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= BN_new
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Allocate a new BIGNUM initialized to zero.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/bn.h>`

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BN_new();
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== Return Value

New BIGNUM, or NULL on failure; free with BN_free() / BN_clear_free().


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