INE and ENGINE versions of new algorithms cannot be accessed using the low-level functions. Also makes code harder to adapt to new algorithms and some options are not cleanly supported at the low-level and some operations are more efficient using the high-level interface.</p>

<h1 id="SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</h1>

<p><a href="../man3/EVP_DigestInit.html">EVP_DigestInit(3)</a>, <a href="../man3/EVP_EncryptInit.html">EVP_EncryptInit(3)</a>, <a href="../man3/EVP_OpenInit.html">EVP_OpenInit(3)</a>, <a href="../man3/