[#OSSL_PROVIDER_load_ex]
= OSSL_PROVIDER_load_ex
:mrdocs:

Load a provider by name with an optional parameter array.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/provider.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:OSSL_PROVIDER.adoc[OSSL_PROVIDER]*
OSSL_PROVIDER_load_ex(
    xref:OSSL_LIB_CTX.adoc[OSSL_LIB_CTX]* ctx,
    char const* name,
    xref:OSSL_PARAM.adoc[OSSL_PARAM]* params);
----

== Return Value

Provider handle on success, or NULL on failure; unload with OSSL_PROVIDER_unload().

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *ctx*
| Library context that will own the provider, or NULL for the default.
| *name*
| Provider name (for example "default" or "legacy").
| *params*
| Optional OSSL_PARAM array configuring the provider, or NULL.
|===


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