EC_curve_nid2nist

Map an OpenSSL curve NID to its NIST curve name string.

Synopsis

Declared in <openssl/ec.h>

char const*
EC_curve_nid2nist(int nid);

Return Value

NIST name (for example "P-256"), or NULL if nid has no NIST mapping.

Parameters

NameDescription
nidCurve NID such as NID_X9_62_prime256v1.