[#EVP_PKEY2PKCS8]
= EVP_PKEY2PKCS8
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Convert an EVP_PKEY into a PKCS#8 PrivateKeyInfo structure.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/x509.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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xref:PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO.adoc[PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO]*
EVP_PKEY2PKCS8(xref:EVP_PKEY.adoc[EVP_PKEY] const* pkey);
----

== Return Value

Newly allocated PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO, or NULL on error; free with PKCS8_PRIV_KEY_INFO_free().

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *pkey*
| Private key to encode.
|===


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