[#ENGINE_get_pkey_meth_engine]
= ENGINE_get_pkey_meth_engine
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Obtain a functional reference to the default ENGINE implementing pkey method `nid` (deprecated).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/engine.h>`

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

Initialised ENGINE on success, or NULL if none is registered for `nid.`

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *nid*
| NID of the EVP_PKEY_METHOD to look up.
|===


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