[#ENGINE_get_static_state]
= ENGINE_get_static_state
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Return a pointer that identifies this process's OpenSSL static data for ENGINE loaders.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/engine.h>`

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void*
ENGINE_get_static_state();
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== Description

If the loader and ENGINE share the same libcrypto static data, callbacks need not be reset; comparing this pointer detects whether separate copies exist (see OPENSSL_Applink on Windows).

== Return Value

Opaque pointer comparing OPENSSL and ENGINE static‐data instances across DLL boundaries.


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