[#EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name]
= EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name
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Creates a EC_GROUP object with a curve specified by a NID. Same as EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name_ex but the libctx and propq are always NULL.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/ec.h>`

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EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name(int nid);
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== Return Value

newly created EC_GROUP object with specified curve or NULL if an error occurred

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *nid*
| NID of the OID of the curve name
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