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= EC_KEY_new
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Creates a new EC_KEY object. Same as calling EC_KEY_new_ex with a NULL library context

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/ec.h>`

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[WARNING]
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https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/language/attributes/deprecated[Deprecated^]. Use of this entity is allowed but discouraged.
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== Return Value

EC_KEY object or NULL if an error occurred.


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