CMS_DATA_CREATE(3ossl)

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version 15.1 · 2 versions
, in freebsd 15.1

💖 NAME, aka the “who dis” section ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the CMS_DATA_CREATE(3ossl) manual! this page is all about CMS_data_create_ex and CMS_data_create — Create CMS Data object 👑.

📦 SYNOPSIS

#include <openssl/cms.h>

CMS_ContentInfo *CMS_data_create_ex(BIO *in, unsigned int flags,
                                    OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx, const char *propq);
CMS_ContentInfo *CMS_data_create(BIO *in, unsigned int flags);

🧚 DESCRIPTION

CMS_data_create_ex() creates a CMS_ContentInfo structure with a type NID_pkcs7_data. the data is supplied via the in BIO. the library context libctx and the property query propq are used when retrieving algorithms from providers. the flags field supports the CMS_STREAM flag. internally, CMS_final() is called unless CMS_STREAM is specified. iykyk 💅

the CMS_ContentInfo structure can be freed using CMS_ContentInfo_free(3). 🫶

CMS_data_create() is similar to CMS_data_create_ex() but uses default values of NULL for the library context libctx and the property query propq. no cap.

🌈 RETURN VALUES

if the allocation fails, CMS_data_create_ex() and CMS_data_create() return NULL and set an error code that can be obtained by ERR_get_error(3). otherwise they return a pointer to the newly allocated structure. so if u get NULL, that error code is where the tea is 😭.

👀 SEE ALSO

🕰️ HISTORY

the CMS_data_create_ex() method was added in OpenSSL 3.0. we love a glow-up ✨.

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Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

okay bye bestie 💖 — this page is from OpenSSL 3.5.6, dated 2026-04-07, and it lives under CMS_DATA_CREATE(3ossl). periodt 🌈

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