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.Dd $Mdocdate: November 6 2016 $
.Dt ERR_LOAD_CRYPTO_STRINGS 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ERR_load_crypto_strings ,
.Nm SSL_load_error_strings ,
.Nm ERR_free_strings
.Nd load and free OpenSSL error strings
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In openssl/err.h
.Ft void
.Fn ERR_load_crypto_strings void
.Ft void
.Fn ERR_free_strings void
.In openssl/ssl.h
.Ft void
.Fn SSL_load_error_strings void
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Fn ERR_load_crypto_strings
registers the error strings for all
.Xr crypto 3
functions.
.Fn SSL_load_error_strings
does the same, but also registers the
.Xr ssl 3
error strings.
.Pp
One of these functions should be called before generating textual error
messages.
However, this is not required when memory usage is an issue.
.Pp
.Fn ERR_free_strings
frees all previously loaded error strings.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Fn ERR_load_crypto_strings ,
.Fn SSL_load_error_strings ,
and
.Fn ERR_free_strings
return no values.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ERR 3 ,
.Xr ERR_error_string 3
.Sh HISTORY
.Xr ERR_load_error_strings 3 ,
.Fn SSL_load_error_strings ,
and
.Fn ERR_free_strings
are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.