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A method for duplicating library context

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#24,637 opened on Jun 13, 2024

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Description

Hi all

I think it will be really useful to have a method for duplicating library context. For example you create a base library context, then duplicate it and load additional provider in the duplicated one. Somehow similar to how OSSL_LIB_CTX_new_child works, for non-provider developers. This one cannot be used directly at least because of its arguments.

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Research direction
Study the existing OSSL LIB CTX new child function and propose a new method for duplicating a library context without provider arguments. Consider how to replicate the internal data structures.
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c
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security
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COpenSSL internals
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