[#EVP_PKEY_get0_EC_KEY]
= EVP_PKEY_get0_EC_KEY
:mrdocs:

Return a borrowed pointer to the EC_KEY held by `pkey` (deprecated).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/evp.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
[[deprecated]]
xref:ec_key_st.adoc[ec_key_st] const*
EVP_PKEY_get0_EC_KEY(xref:EVP_PKEY.adoc[EVP_PKEY] const* pkey);
----

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

Internal EC_KEY pointer (do not free), or NULL if not an EC key.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *pkey*
| Key that must hold an EC key.
|===


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