[#OSSL_provider_init_fn]
= OSSL_provider_init_fn
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Provider module entry‐point signature invoked when OpenSSL loads the provider.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/core.h>`

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typedef int OSSL_provider_init_fn(xref:OSSL_CORE_HANDLE.adoc[OSSL_CORE_HANDLE] const*, xref:OSSL_DISPATCH.adoc[OSSL_DISPATCH] const*, xref:OSSL_DISPATCH.adoc[OSSL_DISPATCH] const**, void**);
----

== Return Value

1 on success, or 0 on failure.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *handle*
| Core handle for this provider instance.
| *in*
| Dispatch table of functions the core offers the provider.
| *out*
| Receives the provider's dispatch table of exported functions.
| *provctx*
| Receives an optional provider‐side context pointer.
|===


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