EVP_SIGNATURE_fetch

Fetch a signature algorithm implementation from providers.

Synopsis

Declared in <openssl/evp.h>

EVP_SIGNATURE*
EVP_SIGNATURE_fetch(
    OSSL_LIB_CTX* ctx,
    char const* algorithm,
    char const* properties);

Return Value

Fetched EVP_SIGNATURE (free with EVP_SIGNATURE_free()), or NULL on failure.

Parameters

NameDescription
ctxLibrary context to search, or NULL for the default.
algorithmSignature algorithm name (for example "RSA" or "ED25519").
propertiesOptional property query string, or NULL.