EVP_DigestInit

Initialize a digest context for hashing with type (legacy ENGINE-aware form).

Synopsis

Declared in <openssl/evp.h>

int
EVP_DigestInit(
    EVP_MD_CTX* ctx,
    EVP_MD const* type);

Description

Prefer EVP_DigestInit_ex2() for new code.

Return Value

1 on success, or 0 on failure.

Parameters

NameDescription
ctxDigest context to initialize.
typeDigest method to use, or NULL to clear.