ENGINE_by_id

Look up a registered ENGINE by its unique id string (deprecated).

Synopsis

Declared in <openssl/engine.h>

[[deprecated]]
ENGINE*
ENGINE_by_id(char const* id);

WARNING

Deprecated. Use of this entity is allowed but discouraged.

Return Value

Structural reference to the ENGINE, or NULL if not found; free with ENGINE_free().

Parameters

NameDescription
idENGINE identifier (for example "dynamic" or a built-in engine id).