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3=head1 NAME
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5BN_mod_inverse - compute inverse modulo n
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7=head1 SYNOPSIS
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9 #include <openssl/bn.h>
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11 BIGNUM *BN_mod_inverse(BIGNUM *r, BIGNUM *a, const BIGNUM *n,
12                        BN_CTX *ctx);
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14=head1 DESCRIPTION
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16BN_mod_inverse() computes the inverse of B<a> modulo B<n>
17places the result in B<r> (C<(a*r)%n==1>). If B<r> is NULL,
18a new B<BIGNUM> is created.
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20B<ctx> is a previously allocated B<BN_CTX> used for temporary
21variables. B<r> may be the same B<BIGNUM> as B<a> or B<n>.
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23=head1 RETURN VALUES
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25BN_mod_inverse() returns the B<BIGNUM> containing the inverse, and
26NULL on error. The error codes can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)>.
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28=head1 SEE ALSO
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30L<ERR_get_error(3)>, L<BN_add(3)>
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32=head1 COPYRIGHT
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34Copyright 2000-2017 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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36Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
37this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
38in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
39L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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