the newly created EC_GROUP object.</p>

<p>EC_GROUP_method_of() obtains the EC_METHOD of <b>group</b>. This function was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0, since EC_METHOD is no longer a public concept.</p>

<p>EC_GROUP_set_generator() sets curve parameters that must be agreed by all participants using the curve. These parameters include the <b>generator</b>, the <b>order</b> and the <b>cofactor</b>. The <b>generator</b> is a well defined point on the curve chosen for cryptographic operations. Integers used for poi