OPENSSL_CLEANSE(3) Library Functions Manual OPENSSL_CLEANSE(3)
NAME
OPENSSL_cleanse — OpenSSL memory cleaning operation
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/crypto.h>
void
OPENSSL_cleanse(void *ptr, size_t len);
DESCRIPTION
Do not use the interface documented here. It is provided purely for compatibility with legacy application code.
OPENSSL_cleanse() has the same semantics as, and is a wrapper around, explicit_bzero(3).
SEE ALSO
crypto(3)
HISTORY
OPENSSL_cleanse() first appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.6h and has been available since OpenBSD 3.4. GNU June 10, 2019 OPENSSL_CLEANSE(3)