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<h1>ERR_load_crypto_strings(3)</h1>

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<H1><A NAME="NAME">NAME</A></H1>
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ERR_load_crypto_strings, SSL_load_error_strings, ERR_free_strings - load
and free error strings

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<H1><A NAME="SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</A></H1>
<PRE> #include &lt;openssl/err.h&gt;
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<PRE> void ERR_load_crypto_strings(void);
 void ERR_free_strings(void);
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<PRE> #include &lt;openssl/ssl.h&gt;
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<PRE> void SSL_load_error_strings(void);
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<H1><A NAME="DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</A></H1>
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<CODE>ERR_load_crypto_strings()</CODE> registers the error strings for all
<STRONG>libcrypto</STRONG> functions. <CODE>SSL_load_error_strings()</CODE> does the same, but also
registers the <STRONG>libssl</STRONG> error strings.

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One of these functions should be called before generating textual error
messages. However, this is not required when memory usage is an issue.

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<CODE>ERR_free_strings()</CODE> frees all previously loaded error strings.

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<H1><A NAME="RETURN_VALUES">RETURN VALUES</A></H1>
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<CODE>ERR_load_crypto_strings(),</CODE>
<CODE>SSL_load_error_strings()</CODE> and <CODE>ERR_free_strings()</CODE>
return no values.

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<H1><A NAME="SEE_ALSO">SEE ALSO</A></H1>
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<A HREF="../crypto/err.html#">err(3)</A>, <A HREF="../crypto/ERR_error_string.html#">ERR_error_string(3)</A>



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<H1><A NAME="HISTORY">HISTORY</A></H1>
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<CODE>ERR_load_error_strings(),</CODE>
<CODE>SSL_load_error_strings()</CODE> and <CODE>ERR_free_strings()</CODE>
are available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.

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