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.Dd $Mdocdate: March 27 2018 $
.Dt D2I_X509_ALGOR 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm d2i_X509_ALGOR ,
.Nm i2d_X509_ALGOR
.Nd decode and encode algorithm identifiers
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In openssl/x509.h
.Ft X509_ALGOR *
.Fo d2i_X509_ALGOR
.Fa "X509_ALGOR **val_out"
.Fa "unsigned char **der_in"
.Fa "long length"
.Fc
.Ft int
.Fo i2d_X509_ALGOR
.Fa "X509_ALGOR *val_in"
.Fa "unsigned char **der_out"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Fn d2i_X509_ALGOR
and
.Fn i2d_X509_ALGOR
decode and encode an ASN.1
.Vt AlgorithmIdentifier
structure defined in RFC 5280 section 4.1.1.2.
For details about the semantics, examples, caveats, and bugs, see
.Xr ASN1_item_d2i 3 .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ASN1_item_d2i 3 ,
.Xr X509_ALGOR_new 3
.Sh STANDARDS
RFC 5280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and
Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile
.Sh HISTORY
.Fn d2i_X509_ALGOR
and
.Fn i2d_X509_ALGOR
first appeared in SSLeay 0.5.1 and have been available since
.Ox 2.4 .