/i></a> functions.</p>

<p>Symmetric encryption is available with the <a href="../man3/EVP_EncryptInit.html"><b>EVP_Encrypt</b><i>XXX</i></a> functions. The <a href="../man3/EVP_DigestInit.html"><b>EVP_Digest</b><i>XXX</i></a> functions provide message digests.</p>

<p>The <b>EVP_PKEY</b><i>XXX</i> functions provide a high-level interface to asymmetric algorithms. To create a new EVP_PKEY see <a href="../man3/EVP_PKEY_new.html">EVP_PKEY_new(3)</a>. EVP_PKEYs can be associated with a private key of a particu