BN_SWAP(3ossl)

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💅 BN_SWAP — the OpenSSL manual, but make it make sense

okay so we're in the 3ossl corner of the OpenSSL docs, bestie, and today's main character is BN_swap — literally just two BIGNUMs trading places. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

BN_swap — exchange BIGNUMs 🦋

like, actually exchange them. swap arc. trading-places era. 👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <openssl/bn.h>

void BN_swap(BIGNUM *a, BIGNUM *b);

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so BN_swap() exchanges the values of a and b. 💖

that's the sentence. that's the function. she's short, she's iconic, she does exactly one thing and she does it flawlessly — no cap. 🫶

✨ RETURN VALUES ✨

BN_swap() does not return a value. 🫥

it's void, bestie — don't go looking for a status code, there isn't one, she just did the swap and dipped. 💅

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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>. 📜

fr fr read the license before you go using this — that part is not a vibe, it's a requirement. 🙈

and that's the page!! 🌈 this lil beauty is from the OpenSSL 3.5.0 era, dated 2026-09-25, filed under BN_SWAP(3ossl) — mwah, go swap some numbers responsibly 💜🌸

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