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-=pod
-
-=head1 NAME
-
-d2i_Private_key, d2i_AutoPrivateKey, i2d_PrivateKey - decode and encode
-functions for reading and saving EVP_PKEY structures.
-
-=head1 SYNOPSIS
-
- #include <openssl/evp.h>
-
- EVP_PKEY *d2i_PrivateKey(int type, EVP_PKEY **a, const unsigned char **pp,
- long length);
- EVP_PKEY *d2i_AutoPrivateKey(EVP_PKEY **a, const unsigned char **pp,
- long length);
- int i2d_PrivateKey(EVP_PKEY *a, unsigned char **pp);
-
-=head1 DESCRIPTION
-
-d2i_PrivateKey() decodes a private key using algorithm B<type>. It attempts to
-use any key specific format or PKCS#8 unencrypted PrivateKeyInfo format. The
-B<type> parameter should be a public key algorithm constant such as
-B<EVP_PKEY_RSA>. An error occurs if the decoded key does not match B<type>.
-
-d2i_AutoPrivateKey() is similar to d2i_PrivateKey() except it attempts to
-automatically detect the private key format.
-
-i2d_PrivateKey() encodes B<key>. It uses a key specific format or, if none is
-defined for that key type, PKCS#8 unencrypted PrivateKeyInfo format.
-
-These functions are similar to the d2i_X509() functions, and you should refer to
-that page for a detailed description (see L<d2i_X509(3)>).
-
-=head1 NOTES
-
-All these functions use DER format and unencrypted keys. Applications wishing
-to encrypt or decrypt private keys should use other functions such as
-d2i_PKC8PrivateKey() instead.
-
-If the B<*a> is not NULL when calling d2i_PrivateKey() or d2i_AutoPrivateKey()
-(i.e. an existing structure is being reused) and the key format is PKCS#8
-then B<*a> will be freed and replaced on a successful call.
-
-=head1 RETURN VALUES
-
-d2i_PrivateKey() and d2i_AutoPrivateKey() return a valid B<EVP_KEY> structure
-or B<NULL> if an error occurs. The error code can be obtained by calling
-L<ERR_get_error(3)>.
-
-i2d_PrivateKey() returns the number of bytes successfully encoded or a
-negative value if an error occurs. The error code can be obtained by calling
-L<ERR_get_error(3)>.
-
-=head1 SEE ALSO
-
-L<crypto(3)>,
-L<d2i_PKCS8PrivateKey(3)>
-
-=cut