[#EVP_PKEY_decrypt_init]
= EVP_PKEY_decrypt_init
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Initialise `ctx` for private‐key decryption.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/evp.h>`

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----
int
EVP_PKEY_decrypt_init(xref:EVP_PKEY_CTX.adoc[EVP_PKEY_CTX]* ctx);
----

== Return Value

1 on success, or a non‐positive value on failure.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *ctx*
| Key context holding the private key used to decrypt.
|===


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