by_curve_name_ex() except that the default library context is always used and a NULL property query string.</p>

<p>Calling EC_KEY_free() decrements the reference count for the EC_KEY object, and if it has dropped to zero then frees the memory associated with it. If <i>key</i> is NULL nothing is done.</p>

<p>EC_KEY_copy() copies the contents of the EC_KEY in <i>src</i> into <i>dest</i>.</p>

<p>EC_KEY_dup() creates a new EC_KEY object and copies <i>ec_key</i> into it.</p>

<p>EC_KEY_up_ref() increments the