BIO_get_ex_new_index(3ssl)

BIO_get_ex_new_index3ssl

Application-specific data

Usage

 #include <openssl/x509.h>
 int TYPE_get_ex_new_index(long argl, void *argp,
                           CRYPTO_EX_new *new_func,
                           CRYPTO_EX_dup *dup_func,
                           CRYPTO_EX_free *free_func);
 int TYPE_set_ex_data(TYPE *d, int idx, void *arg);
 void *TYPE_get_ex_data(const TYPE *d, int idx);
 #define TYPE_set_app_data(TYPE *d, void *arg)
 #define TYPE_get_app_data(TYPE *d)

The following functions have been deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0, and can be hidden entirely by defining OPENSSL_API_COMPAT with a suitable version value, see openssl_user_macros(7):

 int DH_get_ex_new_index(long argl, void *argp, CRYPTO_EX_new *new_func,
                         CRYPTO_EX_dup *dup_func, CRYPTO_EX_free *free_func);
 int DH_set_ex_data(DH *type, int idx, void *arg);
 void *DH_get_ex_data(DH *type, int idx);
 int DSA_get_ex_new_index(long argl, void *argp, CRYPTO_EX_new *new_func,
                          CRYPTO_EX_dup *dup_func, CRYPTO_EX_free *free_func);
 int DSA_set_ex_data(DSA *type, int idx, void *arg);
 void *DSA_get_ex_data(DSA *type, int idx);
 int EC_KEY_get_ex_new_index(long argl, void *argp, CRYPTO_EX_new *new_func,
                             CRYPTO_EX_dup *dup_func, CRYPTO_EX_free *free_func);
 int EC_KEY_set_ex_data(EC_KEY *type, int idx, void *arg);
 void *EC_KEY_get_ex_data(EC_KEY *type, int idx);
 int RSA_get_ex_new_index(long argl, void *argp, CRYPTO_EX_new *new_func,
                          CRYPTO_EX_dup *dup_func, CRYPTO_EX_free *free_func);
 int RSA_set_ex_data(RSA *type, int idx, void *arg);
 void *RSA_get_ex_data(RSA *type, int idx);
 int RSA_set_app_data(RSA *type, void *arg);
 void *RSA_get_app_data(RSA *type);
 int ENGINE_get_ex_new_index(long argl, void *argp, CRYPTO_EX_new *new_func,
                             CRYPTO_EX_dup *dup_func, CRYPTO_EX_free *free_func);
 int ENGINE_set_ex_data(ENGINE *type, int idx, void *arg);
 void *ENGINE_get_ex_data(ENGINE *type, int idx);

Overview

In the description here, TYPE is used a placeholder for any of the OpenSSL datatypes listed in CRYPTO_get_ex_new_index(3).

All functions with a TYPE of DH, DSA, RSA and EC_KEY are deprecated. Applications should instead use EVP_PKEY_set_ex_data(), EVP_PKEY_get_ex_data() and EVP_PKEY_get_ex_new_index().

All functions with a TYPE of ENGINE are deprecated. Applications using engines should be replaced by providers.

These functions handle application-specific data for OpenSSL data structures.

TYPE_get_ex_new_index() is a macro that calls CRYPTO_get_ex_new_index() with the correct index value.

TYPE_set_ex_data() is a function that calls CRYPTO_set_ex_data() with an offset into the opaque exdata part of the TYPE object. d MUST NOT be NULL.

TYPE_get_ex_data() is a function that calls CRYPTO_get_ex_data() with an offset into the opaque exdata part of the TYPE object. d MUST NOT be NULL.

For compatibility with previous releases, the exdata index of zero is reserved for "application data." There are two convenience functions for this. TYPE_set_app_data() is a macro that invokes TYPE_set_ex_data() with idx set to zero. TYPE_get_app_data() is a macro that invokes TYPE_get_ex_data() with idx set to zero.

Return values

TYPE_get_ex_new_index() returns a new index on success or -1 on error.

TYPE_set_ex_data() returns 1 on success or 0 on error.

TYPE_get_ex_data() returns the application data or NULL if an error occurred.

Releases

6 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 12
  5. 13
  6. Arch

History

The functions DH_get_ex_new_index(), DH_set_ex_data(), DH_get_ex_data(), DSA_get_ex_new_index(), DSA_set_ex_data(), DSA_get_ex_data(), EC_KEY_get_ex_new_index(), EC_KEY_set_ex_data(), EC_KEY_get_ex_data(), ENGINE_get_ex_new_index(), ENGINE_set_ex_data(), ENGINE_get_ex_data(), RSA_get_ex_new_index(), RSA_set_ex_data(), RSA_get_ex_data(), RSA_set_app_data() and RSA_get_app_data() were deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.

From openssl 3.6.5-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.