I just checked the code for PHP 7.1 and in there openssl_free_key is an alias for opnessl_pkey_free (PHP_FALIAS).
This supports Richards assumption.
I would also suggest to not use the alias,
but use the openssl_pkey_free function in new code.
This is because it is more descriptive about what its intend is and is the same structure as similar function in the openssl section.
openssl_free_key
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
openssl_free_key — Libère les ressources
Description
openssl_free_key() libère les clés
associées à key de la mémoire.
Liste de paramètres
-
key -
Valeurs de retour
Aucune valeur n'est retournée.
Historique
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | Cette fonction est désormais obsolète car elle n'a plus d'effet. |
| 8.0.0 |
key accepte désormais une instance de
OpenSSLAsymmetricKey ;
auparavant, une ressource de type OpenSSL key était accepté.
|
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User Contributed Notes 3 notes
Lawri van Bul ¶
7 years ago
Richard Lynch ¶
11 years ago
openssl_free_key and openssl_pkey_free are probably aliases.
And the preferred one is probably openssl_pkey_free.
