i>. The <i>ctx</i> value may be NULL in which case the default library context is used. The <i>propq</i> value may also be NULL.</p>

<p>EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name() is the same as EC_GROUP_new_by_curve_name_ex() except that the default library context is always used along with a NULL property query string.</p>

<p>EC_GROUP_free() frees the memory associated with the EC_GROUP. If <i>group</i> is NULL nothing is done.</p>

<p>EC_GROUP_clear_free() is deprecated: it was meant to destroy any sensitive data hel