openssl-users Digest, Vol 63, Issue 35

[Clay Shields]

Thank you! That was the issue. 

Clay

> On Feb 21, 2020, at 7:54 AM, openssl-users-request at openssl.org wrote:
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 22:51:51 +1000
> From: Dr Paul Dale <paul.dale at oracle.com>
> To: openssl-users <openssl-users at openssl.org>
> Subject: Re: CRYPTO_secure_malloc_init() fails without error message
> Message-ID: <9006F365-9206-490B-B3A4-F2814D77E9DF at oracle.com>
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>> CRYPTO_secure_malloc_init(OPENSSL_MIN_HEAP_SIZE, OPENSSL_MIN_HEAP_SIZE);
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> I?d strongly suggest not passing the same value in the second position.  This parameter sets the minimum block size that can be allocated in the secure heap.  The init call returns an error in this situation.  Do this instead: CRYPTO_secure_malloc_init(OPENSSL_MIN_HEAP_SIZE, 16);
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> Pauli
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