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1=pod
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3=head1 NAME
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5BN_cmp, BN_ucmp, BN_is_zero, BN_is_one, BN_is_word, BN_abs_is_word, BN_is_odd, BN_are_coprime
6- BIGNUM comparison and test functions
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8=head1 SYNOPSIS
9
10 #include <openssl/bn.h>
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12 int BN_cmp(const BIGNUM *a, const BIGNUM *b);
13 int BN_ucmp(const BIGNUM *a, const BIGNUM *b);
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15 int BN_is_zero(const BIGNUM *a);
16 int BN_is_one(const BIGNUM *a);
17 int BN_is_word(const BIGNUM *a, const BN_ULONG w);
18 int BN_abs_is_word(const BIGNUM *a, const BN_ULONG w);
19 int BN_is_odd(const BIGNUM *a);
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21 int BN_are_coprime(BIGNUM *a, const BIGNUM *b, BN_CTX *ctx);
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23=head1 DESCRIPTION
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25BN_cmp() compares the numbers I<a> and I<b>. BN_ucmp() compares their
26absolute values.
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28BN_is_zero(), BN_is_one(), BN_is_word() and BN_abs_is_word() test if
29I<a> equals 0, 1, I<w>, or E<verbar>I<w>E<verbar> respectively.
30BN_is_odd() tests if I<a> is odd.
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32BN_are_coprime() determines if B<a> and B<b> are coprime.
33B<ctx> is used internally for storing temporary variables.
34The values of B<a> and B<b> and B<ctx> must not be NULL.
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36=head1 RETURN VALUES
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38BN_cmp() returns -1 if I<a> E<lt> I<b>, 0 if I<a> == I<b> and 1 if
39I<a> E<gt> I<b>. BN_ucmp() is the same using the absolute values
40of I<a> and I<b>.
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42BN_is_zero(), BN_is_one() BN_is_word(), BN_abs_is_word() and
43BN_is_odd() return 1 if the condition is true, 0 otherwise.
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45BN_are_coprime() returns 1 if the B<BIGNUM>'s are coprime, otherwise it
46returns 0.
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48=head1 HISTORY
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50Prior to OpenSSL 1.1.0, BN_is_zero(), BN_is_one(), BN_is_word(),
51BN_abs_is_word() and BN_is_odd() were macros.
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53The function BN_are_coprime() was added in OpenSSL 3.1.
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55=head1 COPYRIGHT
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57Copyright 2000-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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59Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
60this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
61in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
62L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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