[#EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name]
= EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name
:mrdocs:

Creates a new EC_KEY object using a named curve as underlying EC_GROUP object. Same as calling EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name_ex with a NULL library context and property query string.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/ec.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
[[deprecated]]
xref:EC_KEY.adoc[EC_KEY]*
EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(int nid);
----

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

EC_KEY object or NULL if an error occurred.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *nid*
| NID of the named curve.
|===


[.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#