[#SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey]
= SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey
:mrdocs:

Assign an EVP_PKEY private key to an SSL context.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/ssl.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
int
SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey(
    xref:SSL_CTX.adoc[SSL_CTX]* ctx,
    xref:EVP_PKEY.adoc[EVP_PKEY]* pkey);
----

== Return Value

1 on success, or 0 on failure.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *ctx*
| SSL context that receives the key; the key's reference count is incremented on success.
| *pkey*
| Private key that must match any certificate already set on `ctx.`
|===


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