From: Matt Caswell <matt@openssl.org>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 22:58:56 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Implement internally opaque bn access from ec
X-Git-Tag: master-pre-reformat~132
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5784a52145d0062d42724d4d0fab3b4c82de35ee;p=openssl

Implement internally opaque bn access from ec

Reviewed-by: Tim Hudson <tjh@openssl.org>
---

diff --git a/crypto/ec/Makefile b/crypto/ec/Makefile
index 0d9f3ab256..852183af59 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/Makefile
+++ b/crypto/ec/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 DIR=	ec
 TOP=	../..
 CC=	cc
-INCLUDES= -I.. -I$(TOP) -I../../include
+INCLUDES= -I.. -I$(TOP) -I../include -I../../include
 CFLAG=-g
 MAKEFILE=	Makefile
 AR=		ar r
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ ec2_mult.o: ../../include/openssl/err.h ../../include/openssl/lhash.h
 ec2_mult.o: ../../include/openssl/obj_mac.h ../../include/openssl/opensslconf.h
 ec2_mult.o: ../../include/openssl/opensslv.h ../../include/openssl/ossl_typ.h
 ec2_mult.o: ../../include/openssl/safestack.h ../../include/openssl/stack.h
-ec2_mult.o: ../../include/openssl/symhacks.h ec2_mult.c ec_lcl.h
+ec2_mult.o: ../../include/openssl/symhacks.h ../include/internal/bn_int.h
+ec2_mult.o: ec2_mult.c ec_lcl.h
 ec2_oct.o: ../../include/openssl/asn1.h ../../include/openssl/bio.h
 ec2_oct.o: ../../include/openssl/bn.h ../../include/openssl/crypto.h
 ec2_oct.o: ../../include/openssl/e_os2.h ../../include/openssl/ec.h
@@ -114,7 +115,8 @@ ec2_smpl.o: ../../include/openssl/err.h ../../include/openssl/lhash.h
 ec2_smpl.o: ../../include/openssl/obj_mac.h ../../include/openssl/opensslconf.h
 ec2_smpl.o: ../../include/openssl/opensslv.h ../../include/openssl/ossl_typ.h
 ec2_smpl.o: ../../include/openssl/safestack.h ../../include/openssl/stack.h
-ec2_smpl.o: ../../include/openssl/symhacks.h ec2_smpl.c ec_lcl.h
+ec2_smpl.o: ../../include/openssl/symhacks.h ../include/internal/bn_int.h
+ec2_smpl.o: ec2_smpl.c ec_lcl.h
 ec_ameth.o: ../../e_os.h ../../include/openssl/asn1.h
 ec_ameth.o: ../../include/openssl/asn1t.h ../../include/openssl/bio.h
 ec_ameth.o: ../../include/openssl/bn.h ../../include/openssl/buffer.h
@@ -193,7 +195,8 @@ ec_mult.o: ../../include/openssl/err.h ../../include/openssl/lhash.h
 ec_mult.o: ../../include/openssl/obj_mac.h ../../include/openssl/opensslconf.h
 ec_mult.o: ../../include/openssl/opensslv.h ../../include/openssl/ossl_typ.h
 ec_mult.o: ../../include/openssl/safestack.h ../../include/openssl/stack.h
-ec_mult.o: ../../include/openssl/symhacks.h ec_lcl.h ec_mult.c
+ec_mult.o: ../../include/openssl/symhacks.h ../include/internal/bn_int.h
+ec_mult.o: ec_lcl.h ec_mult.c
 ec_oct.o: ../../include/openssl/asn1.h ../../include/openssl/bio.h
 ec_oct.o: ../../include/openssl/bn.h ../../include/openssl/crypto.h
 ec_oct.o: ../../include/openssl/e_os2.h ../../include/openssl/ec.h
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec2_mult.c b/crypto/ec/ec2_mult.c
index ed46d58fdd..cc3ec83932 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec2_mult.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec2_mult.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 
+#include "internal/bn_int.h"
 #include "ec_lcl.h"
 
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_EC2M
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ static int gf2m_Mdouble(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *x, BIGNUM *z, BN_CTX *ctx
 	if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, z, x, t1, ctx)) goto err;
 	if (!group->meth->field_sqr(group, x, x, ctx)) goto err;
 	if (!group->meth->field_sqr(group, t1, t1, ctx)) goto err;
-	if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, t1, &group->b, t1, ctx)) goto err;
+	if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, t1, group->b, t1, ctx)) goto err;
 	if (!BN_GF2m_add(x, x, t1)) goto err;
 
 	ret = 1;
@@ -249,24 +250,24 @@ static int ec_GF2m_montgomery_point_multiply(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r,
 	z1 = BN_CTX_get(ctx);
 	if (z1 == NULL) goto err;
 
-	x2 = &r->X;
-	z2 = &r->Y;
+	x2 = r->X;
+	z2 = r->Y;
 
-	bn_wexpand(x1, group->field.top);
-	bn_wexpand(z1, group->field.top);
-	bn_wexpand(x2, group->field.top);
-	bn_wexpand(z2, group->field.top);
+	bn_wexpand(x1, bn_get_top(group->field));
+	bn_wexpand(z1, bn_get_top(group->field));
+	bn_wexpand(x2, bn_get_top(group->field));
+	bn_wexpand(z2, bn_get_top(group->field));
 
-	if (!BN_GF2m_mod_arr(x1, &point->X, group->poly)) goto err; /* x1 = x */
+	if (!BN_GF2m_mod_arr(x1, point->X, group->poly)) goto err; /* x1 = x */
 	if (!BN_one(z1)) goto err; /* z1 = 1 */
 	if (!group->meth->field_sqr(group, z2, x1, ctx)) goto err; /* z2 = x1^2 = x^2 */
 	if (!group->meth->field_sqr(group, x2, z2, ctx)) goto err;
-	if (!BN_GF2m_add(x2, x2, &group->b)) goto err; /* x2 = x^4 + b */
+	if (!BN_GF2m_add(x2, x2, group->b)) goto err; /* x2 = x^4 + b */
 
 	/* find top most bit and go one past it */
-	i = scalar->top - 1;
+	i = bn_get_top(scalar) - 1;
 	mask = BN_TBIT;
-	word = scalar->d[i];
+	word = bn_get_words(scalar)[i];
 	while (!(word & mask)) mask >>= 1;
 	mask >>= 1;
 	/* if top most bit was at word break, go to next word */
@@ -278,22 +279,22 @@ static int ec_GF2m_montgomery_point_multiply(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r,
 
 	for (; i >= 0; i--)
 		{
-		word = scalar->d[i];
+		word = bn_get_words(scalar)[i];
 		while (mask)
 			{
-			BN_consttime_swap(word & mask, x1, x2, group->field.top);
-			BN_consttime_swap(word & mask, z1, z2, group->field.top);
-			if (!gf2m_Madd(group, &point->X, x2, z2, x1, z1, ctx)) goto err;
+			BN_consttime_swap(word & mask, x1, x2, bn_get_top(group->field));
+			BN_consttime_swap(word & mask, z1, z2, bn_get_top(group->field));
+			if (!gf2m_Madd(group, point->X, x2, z2, x1, z1, ctx)) goto err;
 			if (!gf2m_Mdouble(group, x1, z1, ctx)) goto err;
-			BN_consttime_swap(word & mask, x1, x2, group->field.top);
-			BN_consttime_swap(word & mask, z1, z2, group->field.top);
+			BN_consttime_swap(word & mask, x1, x2, bn_get_top(group->field));
+			BN_consttime_swap(word & mask, z1, z2, bn_get_top(group->field));
 			mask >>= 1;
 			}
 		mask = BN_TBIT;
 		}
 
 	/* convert out of "projective" coordinates */
-	i = gf2m_Mxy(group, &point->X, &point->Y, x1, z1, x2, z2, ctx);
+	i = gf2m_Mxy(group, point->X, point->Y, x1, z1, x2, z2, ctx);
 	if (i == 0) goto err;
 	else if (i == 1) 
 		{
@@ -301,13 +302,13 @@ static int ec_GF2m_montgomery_point_multiply(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r,
 		}
 	else
 		{
-		if (!BN_one(&r->Z)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_one(r->Z)) goto err;
 		r->Z_is_one = 1;
 		}
 
 	/* GF(2^m) field elements should always have BIGNUM::neg = 0 */
-	BN_set_negative(&r->X, 0);
-	BN_set_negative(&r->Y, 0);
+	BN_set_negative(r->X, 0);
+	BN_set_negative(r->Y, 0);
 
 	ret = 1;
 
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec2_oct.c b/crypto/ec/ec2_oct.c
index f1d75e5ddf..0b1fbea144 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec2_oct.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec2_oct.c
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_set_compressed_coordinates(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *p
 	if (!BN_GF2m_mod_arr(x, x_, group->poly)) goto err;
 	if (BN_is_zero(x))
 		{
-		if (!BN_GF2m_mod_sqrt_arr(y, &group->b, group->poly, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_GF2m_mod_sqrt_arr(y, group->b, group->poly, ctx)) goto err;
 		}
 	else
 		{
 		if (!group->meth->field_sqr(group, tmp, x, ctx)) goto err;
-		if (!group->meth->field_div(group, tmp, &group->b, tmp, ctx)) goto err;
-		if (!BN_GF2m_add(tmp, &group->a, tmp)) goto err;
+		if (!group->meth->field_div(group, tmp, group->b, tmp, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_GF2m_add(tmp, group->a, tmp)) goto err;
 		if (!BN_GF2m_add(tmp, x, tmp)) goto err;
 		if (!BN_GF2m_mod_solve_quad_arr(z, tmp, group->poly, ctx))
 			{
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_oct2point(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *point,
 	if (yxi == NULL) goto err;
 
 	if (!BN_bin2bn(buf + 1, field_len, x)) goto err;
-	if (BN_ucmp(x, &group->field) >= 0)
+	if (BN_ucmp(x, group->field) >= 0)
 		{
 		ECerr(EC_F_EC_GF2M_SIMPLE_OCT2POINT, EC_R_INVALID_ENCODING);
 		goto err;
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_oct2point(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *point,
 	else
 		{
 		if (!BN_bin2bn(buf + 1 + field_len, field_len, y)) goto err;
-		if (BN_ucmp(y, &group->field) >= 0)
+		if (BN_ucmp(y, group->field) >= 0)
 			{
 			ECerr(EC_F_EC_GF2M_SIMPLE_OCT2POINT, EC_R_INVALID_ENCODING);
 			goto err;
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec2_smpl.c b/crypto/ec/ec2_smpl.c
index 6c81df0d44..0bf87e6af9 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec2_smpl.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec2_smpl.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 
+#include "internal/bn_int.h"
 #include "ec_lcl.h"
 
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_EC2M
@@ -129,9 +130,17 @@ const EC_METHOD *EC_GF2m_simple_method(void)
  */
 int ec_GF2m_simple_group_init(EC_GROUP *group)
 	{
-	BN_init(&group->field);
-	BN_init(&group->a);
-	BN_init(&group->b);
+	group->field = BN_new();
+	group->a = BN_new();
+	group->b = BN_new();
+
+	if(!group->field || !group->a || !group->b)
+		{
+		if(group->field) BN_free(group->field);
+		if(group->a) BN_free(group->a);
+		if(group->b) BN_free(group->b);
+		return 0;
+		}
 	return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -141,9 +150,9 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_group_init(EC_GROUP *group)
  */
 void ec_GF2m_simple_group_finish(EC_GROUP *group)
 	{
-	BN_free(&group->field);
-	BN_free(&group->a);
-	BN_free(&group->b);
+	BN_free(group->field);
+	BN_free(group->a);
+	BN_free(group->b);
 	}
 
 
@@ -152,9 +161,9 @@ void ec_GF2m_simple_group_finish(EC_GROUP *group)
  */
 void ec_GF2m_simple_group_clear_finish(EC_GROUP *group)
 	{
-	BN_clear_free(&group->field);
-	BN_clear_free(&group->a);
-	BN_clear_free(&group->b);
+	BN_clear_free(group->field);
+	BN_clear_free(group->a);
+	BN_clear_free(group->b);
 	group->poly[0] = 0;
 	group->poly[1] = 0;
 	group->poly[2] = 0;
@@ -169,20 +178,19 @@ void ec_GF2m_simple_group_clear_finish(EC_GROUP *group)
  */
 int ec_GF2m_simple_group_copy(EC_GROUP *dest, const EC_GROUP *src)
 	{
-	int i;
-	if (!BN_copy(&dest->field, &src->field)) return 0;
-	if (!BN_copy(&dest->a, &src->a)) return 0;
-	if (!BN_copy(&dest->b, &src->b)) return 0;
+	if (!BN_copy(dest->field, src->field)) return 0;
+	if (!BN_copy(dest->a, src->a)) return 0;
+	if (!BN_copy(dest->b, src->b)) return 0;
 	dest->poly[0] = src->poly[0];
 	dest->poly[1] = src->poly[1];
 	dest->poly[2] = src->poly[2];
 	dest->poly[3] = src->poly[3];
 	dest->poly[4] = src->poly[4];
 	dest->poly[5] = src->poly[5];
-	if (bn_wexpand(&dest->a, (int)(dest->poly[0] + BN_BITS2 - 1) / BN_BITS2) == NULL) return 0;
-	if (bn_wexpand(&dest->b, (int)(dest->poly[0] + BN_BITS2 - 1) / BN_BITS2) == NULL) return 0;
-	for (i = dest->a.top; i < dest->a.dmax; i++) dest->a.d[i] = 0;
-	for (i = dest->b.top; i < dest->b.dmax; i++) dest->b.d[i] = 0;
+	if (bn_wexpand(dest->a, (int)(dest->poly[0] + BN_BITS2 - 1) / BN_BITS2) == NULL) return 0;
+	if (bn_wexpand(dest->b, (int)(dest->poly[0] + BN_BITS2 - 1) / BN_BITS2) == NULL) return 0;
+	bn_set_all_zero(dest->a);
+	bn_set_all_zero(dest->b);
 	return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -194,8 +202,8 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_group_set_curve(EC_GROUP *group,
 	int ret = 0, i;
 
 	/* group->field */
-	if (!BN_copy(&group->field, p)) goto err;
-	i = BN_GF2m_poly2arr(&group->field, group->poly, 6) - 1;
+	if (!BN_copy(group->field, p)) goto err;
+	i = BN_GF2m_poly2arr(group->field, group->poly, 6) - 1;
 	if ((i != 5) && (i != 3))
 		{
 		ECerr(EC_F_EC_GF2M_SIMPLE_GROUP_SET_CURVE, EC_R_UNSUPPORTED_FIELD);
@@ -203,14 +211,14 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_group_set_curve(EC_GROUP *group,
 		}
 
 	/* group->a */
-	if (!BN_GF2m_mod_arr(&group->a, a, group->poly)) goto err;
-	if(bn_wexpand(&group->a, (int)(group->poly[0] + BN_BITS2 - 1) / BN_BITS2) == NULL) goto err;
-	for (i = group->a.top; i < group->a.dmax; i++) group->a.d[i] = 0;
+	if (!BN_GF2m_mod_arr(group->a, a, group->poly)) goto err;
+	if(bn_wexpand(group->a, (int)(group->poly[0] + BN_BITS2 - 1) / BN_BITS2) == NULL) goto err;
+	bn_set_all_zero(group->a);
 	
 	/* group->b */
-	if (!BN_GF2m_mod_arr(&group->b, b, group->poly)) goto err;
-	if(bn_wexpand(&group->b, (int)(group->poly[0] + BN_BITS2 - 1) / BN_BITS2) == NULL) goto err;
-	for (i = group->b.top; i < group->b.dmax; i++) group->b.d[i] = 0;
+	if (!BN_GF2m_mod_arr(group->b, b, group->poly)) goto err;
+	if(bn_wexpand(group->b, (int)(group->poly[0] + BN_BITS2 - 1) / BN_BITS2) == NULL) goto err;
+	bn_set_all_zero(group->b);
 		
 	ret = 1;
   err:
@@ -227,17 +235,17 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_group_get_curve(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *p, BIGNUM *a,
 	
 	if (p != NULL)
 		{
-		if (!BN_copy(p, &group->field)) return 0;
+		if (!BN_copy(p, group->field)) return 0;
 		}
 
 	if (a != NULL)
 		{
-		if (!BN_copy(a, &group->a)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_copy(a, group->a)) goto err;
 		}
 
 	if (b != NULL)
 		{
-		if (!BN_copy(b, &group->b)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_copy(b, group->b)) goto err;
 		}
 	
 	ret = 1;
@@ -250,7 +258,7 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_group_get_curve(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *p, BIGNUM *a,
 /* Gets the degree of the field.  For a curve over GF(2^m) this is the value m. */
 int ec_GF2m_simple_group_get_degree(const EC_GROUP *group)
 	{
-	return BN_num_bits(&group->field)-1;
+	return BN_num_bits(group->field)-1;
 	}
 
 
@@ -276,7 +284,7 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_group_check_discriminant(const EC_GROUP *group, BN_CTX *ctx)
 	b = BN_CTX_get(ctx);
 	if (b == NULL) goto err;
 
-	if (!BN_GF2m_mod_arr(b, &group->b, group->poly)) goto err;
+	if (!BN_GF2m_mod_arr(b, group->b, group->poly)) goto err;
 	
 	/* check the discriminant:
 	 * y^2 + x*y = x^3 + a*x^2 + b is an elliptic curve <=> b != 0 (mod p) 
@@ -297,9 +305,17 @@ err:
 /* Initializes an EC_POINT. */
 int ec_GF2m_simple_point_init(EC_POINT *point)
 	{
-	BN_init(&point->X);
-	BN_init(&point->Y);
-	BN_init(&point->Z);
+	point->X = BN_new();
+	point->Y = BN_new();
+	point->Z = BN_new();
+
+	if(!point->X || !point->Y || !point->Z)
+		{
+		if(point->X) BN_free(point->X);
+		if(point->Y) BN_free(point->Y);
+		if(point->Z) BN_free(point->Z);
+		return 0;
+		}
 	return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -307,18 +323,18 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_point_init(EC_POINT *point)
 /* Frees an EC_POINT. */
 void ec_GF2m_simple_point_finish(EC_POINT *point)
 	{
-	BN_free(&point->X);
-	BN_free(&point->Y);
-	BN_free(&point->Z);
+	BN_free(point->X);
+	BN_free(point->Y);
+	BN_free(point->Z);
 	}
 
 
 /* Clears and frees an EC_POINT. */
 void ec_GF2m_simple_point_clear_finish(EC_POINT *point)
 	{
-	BN_clear_free(&point->X);
-	BN_clear_free(&point->Y);
-	BN_clear_free(&point->Z);
+	BN_clear_free(point->X);
+	BN_clear_free(point->Y);
+	BN_clear_free(point->Z);
 	point->Z_is_one = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -326,9 +342,9 @@ void ec_GF2m_simple_point_clear_finish(EC_POINT *point)
 /* Copy the contents of one EC_POINT into another.  Assumes dest is initialized. */
 int ec_GF2m_simple_point_copy(EC_POINT *dest, const EC_POINT *src)
 	{
-	if (!BN_copy(&dest->X, &src->X)) return 0;
-	if (!BN_copy(&dest->Y, &src->Y)) return 0;
-	if (!BN_copy(&dest->Z, &src->Z)) return 0;
+	if (!BN_copy(dest->X, src->X)) return 0;
+	if (!BN_copy(dest->Y, src->Y)) return 0;
+	if (!BN_copy(dest->Z, src->Z)) return 0;
 	dest->Z_is_one = src->Z_is_one;
 
 	return 1;
@@ -341,7 +357,7 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_point_copy(EC_POINT *dest, const EC_POINT *src)
 int ec_GF2m_simple_point_set_to_infinity(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *point)
 	{
 	point->Z_is_one = 0;
-	BN_zero(&point->Z);
+	BN_zero(point->Z);
 	return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -359,12 +375,12 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_point_set_affine_coordinates(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT
 		return 0;
 		}
 
-	if (!BN_copy(&point->X, x)) goto err;
-	BN_set_negative(&point->X, 0);
-	if (!BN_copy(&point->Y, y)) goto err;
-	BN_set_negative(&point->Y, 0);
-	if (!BN_copy(&point->Z, BN_value_one())) goto err;
-	BN_set_negative(&point->Z, 0);
+	if (!BN_copy(point->X, x)) goto err;
+	BN_set_negative(point->X, 0);
+	if (!BN_copy(point->Y, y)) goto err;
+	BN_set_negative(point->Y, 0);
+	if (!BN_copy(point->Z, BN_value_one())) goto err;
+	BN_set_negative(point->Z, 0);
 	point->Z_is_one = 1;
 	ret = 1;
 
@@ -387,19 +403,19 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_point_get_affine_coordinates(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_
 		return 0;
 		}
 
-	if (BN_cmp(&point->Z, BN_value_one())) 
+	if (BN_cmp(point->Z, BN_value_one()))
 		{
 		ECerr(EC_F_EC_GF2M_SIMPLE_POINT_GET_AFFINE_COORDINATES, ERR_R_SHOULD_NOT_HAVE_BEEN_CALLED);
 		return 0;
 		}
 	if (x != NULL)
 		{
-		if (!BN_copy(x, &point->X)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_copy(x, point->X)) goto err;
 		BN_set_negative(x, 0);
 		}
 	if (y != NULL)
 		{
-		if (!BN_copy(y, &point->Y)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_copy(y, point->Y)) goto err;
 		BN_set_negative(y, 0);
 		}
 	ret = 1;
@@ -449,8 +465,8 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_add(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, co
 
 	if (a->Z_is_one) 
 		{
-		if (!BN_copy(x0, &a->X)) goto err;
-		if (!BN_copy(y0, &a->Y)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_copy(x0, a->X)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_copy(y0, a->Y)) goto err;
 		}
 	else
 		{
@@ -458,8 +474,8 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_add(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, co
 		}
 	if (b->Z_is_one) 
 		{
-		if (!BN_copy(x1, &b->X)) goto err;
-		if (!BN_copy(y1, &b->Y)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_copy(x1, b->X)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_copy(y1, b->Y)) goto err;
 		}
 	else
 		{
@@ -473,7 +489,7 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_add(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, co
 		if (!BN_GF2m_add(s, y0, y1)) goto err;
 		if (!group->meth->field_div(group, s, s, t, ctx)) goto err;
 		if (!group->meth->field_sqr(group, x2, s, ctx)) goto err;
-		if (!BN_GF2m_add(x2, x2, &group->a)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_GF2m_add(x2, x2, group->a)) goto err;
 		if (!BN_GF2m_add(x2, x2, s)) goto err;
 		if (!BN_GF2m_add(x2, x2, t)) goto err;
 		}
@@ -490,7 +506,7 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_add(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, co
 		
 		if (!group->meth->field_sqr(group, x2, s, ctx)) goto err;
 		if (!BN_GF2m_add(x2, x2, s)) goto err;
-		if (!BN_GF2m_add(x2, x2, &group->a)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_GF2m_add(x2, x2, group->a)) goto err;
 		}
 
 	if (!BN_GF2m_add(y2, x1, x2)) goto err;
@@ -521,19 +537,19 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_dbl(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, BN
 
 int ec_GF2m_simple_invert(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *point, BN_CTX *ctx)
 	{
-	if (EC_POINT_is_at_infinity(group, point) || BN_is_zero(&point->Y))
+	if (EC_POINT_is_at_infinity(group, point) || BN_is_zero(point->Y))
 		/* point is its own inverse */
 		return 1;
 	
 	if (!EC_POINT_make_affine(group, point, ctx)) return 0;
-	return BN_GF2m_add(&point->Y, &point->X, &point->Y);
+	return BN_GF2m_add(point->Y, point->X, point->Y);
 	}
 
 
 /* Indicates whether the given point is the point at infinity. */
 int ec_GF2m_simple_is_at_infinity(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_POINT *point)
 	{
-	return BN_is_zero(&point->Z);
+	return BN_is_zero(point->Z);
 	}
 
 
@@ -575,12 +591,12 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_is_on_curve(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_POINT *point, BN_
 	 *  <=> x^3 + a*x^2 + x*y + b + y^2 = 0
 	 *  <=> ((x + a) * x + y ) * x + b + y^2 = 0
 	 */
-	if (!BN_GF2m_add(lh, &point->X, &group->a)) goto err;
-	if (!field_mul(group, lh, lh, &point->X, ctx)) goto err;
-	if (!BN_GF2m_add(lh, lh, &point->Y)) goto err;
-	if (!field_mul(group, lh, lh, &point->X, ctx)) goto err;
-	if (!BN_GF2m_add(lh, lh, &group->b)) goto err;
-	if (!field_sqr(group, y2, &point->Y, ctx)) goto err;
+	if (!BN_GF2m_add(lh, point->X, group->a)) goto err;
+	if (!field_mul(group, lh, lh, point->X, ctx)) goto err;
+	if (!BN_GF2m_add(lh, lh, point->Y)) goto err;
+	if (!field_mul(group, lh, lh, point->X, ctx)) goto err;
+	if (!BN_GF2m_add(lh, lh, group->b)) goto err;
+	if (!field_sqr(group, y2, point->Y, ctx)) goto err;
 	if (!BN_GF2m_add(lh, lh, y2)) goto err;
 	ret = BN_is_zero(lh);
  err:
@@ -612,7 +628,7 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_cmp(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_POINT *a, const EC_POINT
 	
 	if (a->Z_is_one && b->Z_is_one)
 		{
-		return ((BN_cmp(&a->X, &b->X) == 0) && BN_cmp(&a->Y, &b->Y) == 0) ? 0 : 1;
+		return ((BN_cmp(a->X, b->X) == 0) && BN_cmp(a->Y, b->Y) == 0) ? 0 : 1;
 		}
 
 	if (ctx == NULL)
@@ -663,9 +679,9 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_make_affine(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *point, BN_CTX *c
 	if (y == NULL) goto err;
 	
 	if (!EC_POINT_get_affine_coordinates_GF2m(group, point, x, y, ctx)) goto err;
-	if (!BN_copy(&point->X, x)) goto err;
-	if (!BN_copy(&point->Y, y)) goto err;
-	if (!BN_one(&point->Z)) goto err;
+	if (!BN_copy(point->X, x)) goto err;
+	if (!BN_copy(point->Y, y)) goto err;
+	if (!BN_one(point->Z)) goto err;
 	
 	ret = 1;		
 
@@ -707,7 +723,7 @@ int ec_GF2m_simple_field_sqr(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *r, const BIGNUM *a,
 /* Wrapper to simple binary polynomial field division implementation. */
 int ec_GF2m_simple_field_div(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *r, const BIGNUM *a, const BIGNUM *b, BN_CTX *ctx)
 	{
-	return BN_GF2m_mod_div(r, a, b, &group->field, ctx);
+	return BN_GF2m_mod_div(r, a, b, group->field, ctx);
 	}
 
 #endif
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec_key.c b/crypto/ec/ec_key.c
index 9be2f32703..9ce17ae966 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec_key.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec_key.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ int EC_KEY_check_key(const EC_KEY *eckey)
 		goto err;
 		}
 	/* testing whether pub_key * order is the point at infinity */
-	order = &eckey->group->order;
+	order = eckey->group->order;
 	if (BN_is_zero(order))
 		{
 		ECerr(EC_F_EC_KEY_CHECK_KEY, EC_R_INVALID_GROUP_ORDER);
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ int EC_KEY_set_public_key_affine_coordinates(EC_KEY *key, BIGNUM *x, BIGNUM *y)
 	 * field order: if not values are out of range.
 	 */
 	if (BN_cmp(x, tx) || BN_cmp(y, ty)
-		|| (BN_cmp(x, &key->group->field) >= 0)
-		|| (BN_cmp(y, &key->group->field) >= 0))
+		|| (BN_cmp(x, key->group->field) >= 0)
+		|| (BN_cmp(y, key->group->field) >= 0))
 		{
 		ECerr(EC_F_EC_KEY_SET_PUBLIC_KEY_AFFINE_COORDINATES,
 			EC_R_COORDINATES_OUT_OF_RANGE);
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec_lcl.h b/crypto/ec/ec_lcl.h
index 22b53d28a9..abd73eeee8 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec_lcl.h
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec_lcl.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ struct ec_group_st {
 	const EC_METHOD *meth;
 
 	EC_POINT *generator; /* optional */
-	BIGNUM order, cofactor;
+	BIGNUM *order, *cofactor;
 
 	int curve_name;/* optional NID for named curve */
 	int asn1_flag; /* flag to control the asn1 encoding */
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ struct ec_group_st {
 	/* The following members are handled by the method functions,
 	 * even if they appear generic */
 	
-	BIGNUM field; /* Field specification.
+	BIGNUM *field; /* Field specification.
 	               * For curves over GF(p), this is the modulus;
 	               * for curves over GF(2^m), this is the 
 	               * irreducible polynomial defining the field.
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ struct ec_group_st {
 	              * non-zero terms.
 	              */
 
-	BIGNUM a, b; /* Curve coefficients.
+	BIGNUM *a, *b; /* Curve coefficients.
 	              * (Here the assumption is that BIGNUMs can be used
 	              * or abused for all kinds of fields, not just GF(p).)
 	              * For characteristic  > 3,  the curve is defined
@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ struct ec_point_st {
 	/* All members except 'meth' are handled by the method functions,
 	 * even if they appear generic */
 
-	BIGNUM X;
-	BIGNUM Y;
-	BIGNUM Z; /* Jacobian projective coordinates:
+	BIGNUM *X;
+	BIGNUM *Y;
+	BIGNUM *Z; /* Jacobian projective coordinates:
 	           * (X, Y, Z)  represents  (X/Z^2, Y/Z^3)  if  Z != 0 */
 	int Z_is_one; /* enable optimized point arithmetics for special case */
 } /* EC_POINT */;
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec_lib.c b/crypto/ec/ec_lib.c
index ec5892f7c7..8fb8b089ef 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec_lib.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec_lib.c
@@ -103,8 +103,11 @@ EC_GROUP *EC_GROUP_new(const EC_METHOD *meth)
 	ret->mont_data = NULL;
 
 	ret->generator = NULL;
-	BN_init(&ret->order);
-	BN_init(&ret->cofactor);
+	ret->order = BN_new();
+	ret->cofactor = NULL;
+	if(!ret->order) goto err;
+	ret->cofactor = BN_new();
+	if(!ret->cofactor) goto err;
 
 	ret->curve_name = 0;	
 	ret->asn1_flag  = 0;
@@ -113,13 +116,14 @@ EC_GROUP *EC_GROUP_new(const EC_METHOD *meth)
 	ret->seed = NULL;
 	ret->seed_len = 0;
 
-	if (!meth->group_init(ret))
-		{
-		OPENSSL_free(ret);
-		return NULL;
-		}
+	if (!meth->group_init(ret)) goto err;
 	
 	return ret;
+err:
+	if(ret->order) BN_free(ret->order);
+	if(ret->cofactor) BN_free(ret->cofactor);
+	OPENSSL_free(ret);
+	return NULL;
 	}
 
 
@@ -137,8 +141,8 @@ void EC_GROUP_free(EC_GROUP *group)
 
 	if (group->generator != NULL)
 		EC_POINT_free(group->generator);
-	BN_free(&group->order);
-	BN_free(&group->cofactor);
+	BN_free(group->order);
+	BN_free(group->cofactor);
 
 	if (group->seed)
 		OPENSSL_free(group->seed);
@@ -163,8 +167,8 @@ void EC_GROUP_clear_free(EC_GROUP *group)
 
 	if (group->generator != NULL)
 		EC_POINT_clear_free(group->generator);
-	BN_clear_free(&group->order);
-	BN_clear_free(&group->cofactor);
+	BN_clear_free(group->order);
+	BN_clear_free(group->cofactor);
 
 	if (group->seed)
 		{
@@ -244,8 +248,8 @@ int EC_GROUP_copy(EC_GROUP *dest, const EC_GROUP *src)
 			}
 		}
 
-	if (!BN_copy(&dest->order, &src->order)) return 0;
-	if (!BN_copy(&dest->cofactor, &src->cofactor)) return 0;
+	if (!BN_copy(dest->order, src->order)) return 0;
+	if (!BN_copy(dest->cofactor, src->cofactor)) return 0;
 
 	dest->curve_name = src->curve_name;
 	dest->asn1_flag  = src->asn1_flag;
@@ -325,14 +329,14 @@ int EC_GROUP_set_generator(EC_GROUP *group, const EC_POINT *generator, const BIG
 	if (!EC_POINT_copy(group->generator, generator)) return 0;
 
 	if (order != NULL)
-		{ if (!BN_copy(&group->order, order)) return 0; }	
+		{ if (!BN_copy(group->order, order)) return 0; }
 	else
-		BN_zero(&group->order);
+		BN_zero(group->order);
 
 	if (cofactor != NULL)
-		{ if (!BN_copy(&group->cofactor, cofactor)) return 0; }	
+		{ if (!BN_copy(group->cofactor, cofactor)) return 0; }
 	else
-		BN_zero(&group->cofactor);
+		BN_zero(group->cofactor);
 
 	/* We ignore the return value because some groups have an order with
 	 * factors of two, which makes the Montgomery setup fail.
@@ -355,7 +359,7 @@ BN_MONT_CTX *EC_GROUP_get_mont_data(const EC_GROUP *group)
 
 int EC_GROUP_get_order(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *order, BN_CTX *ctx)
 	{
-	if (!BN_copy(order, &group->order))
+	if (!BN_copy(order, group->order))
 		return 0;
 
 	return !BN_is_zero(order);
@@ -364,10 +368,10 @@ int EC_GROUP_get_order(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *order, BN_CTX *ctx)
 
 int EC_GROUP_get_cofactor(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *cofactor, BN_CTX *ctx)
 	{
-	if (!BN_copy(cofactor, &group->cofactor))
+	if (!BN_copy(cofactor, group->cofactor))
 		return 0;
 
-	return !BN_is_zero(&group->cofactor);
+	return !BN_is_zero(group->cofactor);
 	}
 
 
@@ -1152,7 +1156,7 @@ int ec_precompute_mont_data(EC_GROUP *group)
 	if (!group->mont_data)
 		goto err;
 
-	if (!BN_MONT_CTX_set(group->mont_data, &group->order, ctx))
+	if (!BN_MONT_CTX_set(group->mont_data, group->order, ctx))
 		{
 		BN_MONT_CTX_free(group->mont_data);
 		group->mont_data = NULL;
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec_mult.c b/crypto/ec/ec_mult.c
index b12930d866..3b5be30ff4 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec_mult.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec_mult.c
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
 
 
 #include <string.h>
-
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 
+#include "internal/bn_int.h"
 #include "ec_lcl.h"
 
 
@@ -184,146 +184,7 @@ static void ec_pre_comp_clear_free(void *pre_)
 
 
 
-/* Determine the modified width-(w+1) Non-Adjacent Form (wNAF) of 'scalar'.
- * This is an array  r[]  of values that are either zero or odd with an
- * absolute value less than  2^w  satisfying
- *     scalar = \sum_j r[j]*2^j
- * where at most one of any  w+1  consecutive digits is non-zero
- * with the exception that the most significant digit may be only
- * w-1 zeros away from that next non-zero digit.
- */
-static signed char *compute_wNAF(const BIGNUM *scalar, int w, size_t *ret_len)
-	{
-	int window_val;
-	int ok = 0;
-	signed char *r = NULL;
-	int sign = 1;
-	int bit, next_bit, mask;
-	size_t len = 0, j;
-	
-	if (BN_is_zero(scalar))
-		{
-		r = OPENSSL_malloc(1);
-		if (!r)
-			{
-			ECerr(EC_F_COMPUTE_WNAF, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
-			goto err;
-			}
-		r[0] = 0;
-		*ret_len = 1;
-		return r;
-		}
-		
-	if (w <= 0 || w > 7) /* 'signed char' can represent integers with absolute values less than 2^7 */
-		{
-		ECerr(EC_F_COMPUTE_WNAF, ERR_R_INTERNAL_ERROR);
-		goto err;
-		}
-	bit = 1 << w; /* at most 128 */
-	next_bit = bit << 1; /* at most 256 */
-	mask = next_bit - 1; /* at most 255 */
-
-	if (BN_is_negative(scalar))
-		{
-		sign = -1;
-		}
-
-	if (scalar->d == NULL || scalar->top == 0)
-		{
-		ECerr(EC_F_COMPUTE_WNAF, ERR_R_INTERNAL_ERROR);
-		goto err;
-		}
-
-	len = BN_num_bits(scalar);
-	r = OPENSSL_malloc(len + 1); /* modified wNAF may be one digit longer than binary representation
-	                              * (*ret_len will be set to the actual length, i.e. at most
-	                              * BN_num_bits(scalar) + 1) */
-	if (r == NULL)
-		{
-		ECerr(EC_F_COMPUTE_WNAF, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
-		goto err;
-		}
-	window_val = scalar->d[0] & mask;
-	j = 0;
-	while ((window_val != 0) || (j + w + 1 < len)) /* if j+w+1 >= len, window_val will not increase */
-		{
-		int digit = 0;
-
-		/* 0 <= window_val <= 2^(w+1) */
-
-		if (window_val & 1)
-			{
-			/* 0 < window_val < 2^(w+1) */
-
-			if (window_val & bit)
-				{
-				digit = window_val - next_bit; /* -2^w < digit < 0 */
-
-#if 1 /* modified wNAF */
-				if (j + w + 1 >= len)
-					{
-					/* special case for generating modified wNAFs:
-					 * no new bits will be added into window_val,
-					 * so using a positive digit here will decrease
-					 * the total length of the representation */
-					
-					digit = window_val & (mask >> 1); /* 0 < digit < 2^w */
-					}
-#endif
-				}
-			else
-				{
-				digit = window_val; /* 0 < digit < 2^w */
-				}
-			
-			if (digit <= -bit || digit >= bit || !(digit & 1))
-				{
-				ECerr(EC_F_COMPUTE_WNAF, ERR_R_INTERNAL_ERROR);
-				goto err;
-				}
-
-			window_val -= digit;
-
-			/* now window_val is 0 or 2^(w+1) in standard wNAF generation;
-			 * for modified window NAFs, it may also be 2^w
-			 */
-			if (window_val != 0 && window_val != next_bit && window_val != bit)
-				{
-				ECerr(EC_F_COMPUTE_WNAF, ERR_R_INTERNAL_ERROR);
-				goto err;
-				}
-			}
-
-		r[j++] = sign * digit;
-
-		window_val >>= 1;
-		window_val += bit * BN_is_bit_set(scalar, j + w);
-
-		if (window_val > next_bit)
-			{
-			ECerr(EC_F_COMPUTE_WNAF, ERR_R_INTERNAL_ERROR);
-			goto err;
-			}
-		}
-
-	if (j > len + 1)
-		{
-		ECerr(EC_F_COMPUTE_WNAF, ERR_R_INTERNAL_ERROR);
-		goto err;
-		}
-	len = j;
-	ok = 1;
 
- err:
-	if (!ok)
-		{
-		OPENSSL_free(r);
-		r = NULL;
-		}
-	if (ok)
-		*ret_len = len;
-	return r;
-	}
 
 
 /* TODO: table should be optimised for the wNAF-based implementation,
@@ -468,7 +329,7 @@ int ec_wNAF_mul(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const BIGNUM *scalar,
 		wsize[i] = EC_window_bits_for_scalar_size(bits);
 		num_val += (size_t)1 << (wsize[i] - 1);
 		wNAF[i + 1] = NULL; /* make sure we always have a pivot */
-		wNAF[i] = compute_wNAF((i < num ? scalars[i] : scalar), wsize[i], &wNAF_len[i]);
+		wNAF[i] = bn_compute_wNAF((i < num ? scalars[i] : scalar), wsize[i], &wNAF_len[i]);
 		if (wNAF[i] == NULL)
 			goto err;
 		if (wNAF_len[i] > max_len)
@@ -501,7 +362,7 @@ int ec_wNAF_mul(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const BIGNUM *scalar,
 
 			/* use the window size for which we have precomputation */
 			wsize[num] = pre_comp->w;
-			tmp_wNAF = compute_wNAF(scalar, wsize[num], &tmp_len);
+			tmp_wNAF = bn_compute_wNAF(scalar, wsize[num], &tmp_len);
 			if (!tmp_wNAF)
 				goto err;
 
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ec_pmeth.c b/crypto/ec/ec_pmeth.c
index e66e690827..29752998c2 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ec_pmeth.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ec_pmeth.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static int pkey_ec_ctrl(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx, int type, int p1, void *p2)
 			if (!ec_key->group)
 				return -2;
 			/* If cofactor is 1 cofactor mode does nothing */
-			if (BN_is_one(&ec_key->group->cofactor))
+			if (BN_is_one(ec_key->group->cofactor))
 				return 1;
 			if (!dctx->co_key)
 				{
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ecp_nist.c b/crypto/ec/ecp_nist.c
index 54735ec1d8..04ebd575b9 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ecp_nist.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ecp_nist.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ int ec_GFp_nist_field_mul(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *r, const BIGNUM *a,
 		if ((ctx_new = ctx = BN_CTX_new()) == NULL) goto err;
 
 	if (!BN_mul(r, a, b, ctx)) goto err;
-	if (!group->field_mod_func(r, r, &group->field, ctx))
+	if (!group->field_mod_func(r, r, group->field, ctx))
 		goto err;
 
 	ret=1;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int ec_GFp_nist_field_sqr(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *r, const BIGNUM *a,
 		if ((ctx_new = ctx = BN_CTX_new()) == NULL) goto err;
 
 	if (!BN_sqr(r, a, ctx)) goto err;
-	if (!group->field_mod_func(r, r, &group->field, ctx))
+	if (!group->field_mod_func(r, r, group->field, ctx))
 		goto err;
 
 	ret=1;
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ecp_nistz256.c b/crypto/ec/ecp_nistz256.c
index 1871c45c2d..14cf868f66 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ecp_nistz256.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ecp_nistz256.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <openssl/bn.h>
+#include "internal/bn_int.h"
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 #include <openssl/ec.h>
 #include "cryptlib.h"
@@ -543,12 +543,7 @@ static void ecp_nistz256_mod_inverse(BN_ULONG r[P256_LIMBS],
 static int ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(BN_ULONG out[P256_LIMBS],
                                              const BIGNUM * in)
 {
-    if (in->top > P256_LIMBS)
-        return 0;
-
-    memset(out, 0, sizeof(BN_ULONG) * P256_LIMBS);
-    memcpy(out, in->d, sizeof(BN_ULONG) * in->top);
-    return 1;
+    return bn_copy_words(out, in, P256_LIMBS);
 }
 
 /* r = sum(scalar[i]*point[i]) */
@@ -589,7 +584,7 @@ static void ecp_nistz256_windowed_mul(const EC_GROUP * group,
 
             if ((mod = BN_CTX_get(ctx)) == NULL)
                 goto err;
-            if (!BN_nnmod(mod, scalar[i], &group->order, ctx)) {
+            if (!BN_nnmod(mod, scalar[i], group->order, ctx)) {
                 ECerr(EC_F_ECP_NISTZ256_WINDOWED_MUL, ERR_R_BN_LIB);
                 goto err;
             }
@@ -597,8 +592,8 @@ static void ecp_nistz256_windowed_mul(const EC_GROUP * group,
         } else
             scalars[i] = scalar[i];
 
-        for (j = 0; j < scalars[i]->top * BN_BYTES; j += BN_BYTES) {
-            BN_ULONG d = scalars[i]->d[j / BN_BYTES];
+        for (j = 0; j < bn_get_top(scalars[i]) * BN_BYTES; j += BN_BYTES) {
+            BN_ULONG d = bn_get_words(scalars[i])[j / BN_BYTES];
 
             p_str[i][j + 0] = d & 0xff;
             p_str[i][j + 1] = (d >> 8) & 0xff;
@@ -615,9 +610,9 @@ static void ecp_nistz256_windowed_mul(const EC_GROUP * group,
         for (; j < 33; j++)
             p_str[i][j] = 0;
 
-        if (!ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(temp[0].X, &point[i]->X)
-            || !ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(temp[0].Y, &point[i]->Y)
-            || !ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(temp[0].Z, &point[i]->Z)) {
+        if (!ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(temp[0].X, point[i]->X)
+            || !ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(temp[0].Y, point[i]->Y)
+            || !ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(temp[0].Z, point[i]->Z)) {
             ECerr(EC_F_ECP_NISTZ256_WINDOWED_MUL, EC_R_COORDINATES_OUT_OF_RANGE);
             goto err;
         }
@@ -737,11 +732,12 @@ const static BN_ULONG def_yG[P256_LIMBS] = {
  * P-256 generator. */
 static int ecp_nistz256_is_affine_G(const EC_POINT * generator)
 {
-    return (generator->X.top == P256_LIMBS) &&
-        (generator->Y.top == P256_LIMBS) &&
-        (generator->Z.top == (P256_LIMBS - P256_LIMBS / 8)) &&
-        is_equal(generator->X.d, def_xG) &&
-        is_equal(generator->Y.d, def_yG) && is_one(generator->Z.d);
+    return (bn_get_top(generator->X) == P256_LIMBS) &&
+        (bn_get_top(generator->Y) == P256_LIMBS) &&
+        (bn_get_top(generator->Z) == (P256_LIMBS - P256_LIMBS / 8)) &&
+        is_equal(bn_get_words(generator->X), def_xG) &&
+        is_equal(bn_get_words(generator->Y), def_yG) &&
+        is_one(bn_get_words(generator->Z));
 }
 
 static int ecp_nistz256_mult_precompute(EC_GROUP * group, BN_CTX * ctx)
@@ -825,8 +821,8 @@ static int ecp_nistz256_mult_precompute(EC_GROUP * group, BN_CTX * ctx)
              * ec_GFp_simple_points_make_affine and make multiple
              * points affine at the same time. */
             ec_GFp_simple_make_affine(group, P, ctx);
-            ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(temp.X, &P->X);
-            ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(temp.Y, &P->Y);
+            ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(temp.X, P->X);
+            ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(temp.Y, P->Y);
             ecp_nistz256_scatter_w7(preComputedTable[j], &temp, k);
             for (i = 0; i < 7; i++)
                 ec_GFp_simple_dbl(group, P, P, ctx);
@@ -1069,23 +1065,28 @@ static int ecp_nistz256_set_from_affine(EC_POINT * out, const EC_GROUP * group,
                                         const P256_POINT_AFFINE * in,
                                         BN_CTX * ctx)
 {
-    BIGNUM x, y;
+    BIGNUM *x, *y;
     BN_ULONG d_x[P256_LIMBS], d_y[P256_LIMBS];
     int ret = 0;
 
+    x = BN_new();
+    if(!x)
+        return 0;
+    y = BN_new();
+    if(!y) {
+        BN_free(x);
+        return 0;
+    }
     memcpy(d_x, in->X, sizeof(d_x));
-    x.d = d_x;
-    x.dmax = x.top = P256_LIMBS;
-    x.neg = 0;
-    x.flags = BN_FLG_STATIC_DATA;
+    bn_set_static_words(x, d_x, P256_LIMBS);
 
     memcpy(d_y, in->Y, sizeof(d_y));
-    y.d = d_y;
-    y.dmax = y.top = P256_LIMBS;
-    y.neg = 0;
-    y.flags = BN_FLG_STATIC_DATA;
+    bn_set_static_words(y, d_y, P256_LIMBS);
+
+    ret = EC_POINT_set_affine_coordinates_GFp(group, out, x, y, ctx);
 
-    ret = EC_POINT_set_affine_coordinates_GFp(group, out, &x, &y, ctx);
+    if(x) BN_free(x);
+    if(y) BN_free(y);
 
     return ret;
 }
@@ -1134,12 +1135,12 @@ static int ecp_nistz256_points_mul(const EC_GROUP * group,
     }
 
     /* Need 256 bits for space for all coordinates. */
-    bn_wexpand(&r->X, P256_LIMBS);
-    bn_wexpand(&r->Y, P256_LIMBS);
-    bn_wexpand(&r->Z, P256_LIMBS);
-    r->X.top = P256_LIMBS;
-    r->Y.top = P256_LIMBS;
-    r->Z.top = P256_LIMBS;
+    bn_wexpand(r->X, P256_LIMBS);
+    bn_wexpand(r->Y, P256_LIMBS);
+    bn_wexpand(r->Z, P256_LIMBS);
+    bn_set_top(r->X, P256_LIMBS);
+    bn_set_top(r->Y, P256_LIMBS);
+    bn_set_top(r->Z, P256_LIMBS);
 
     if (scalar) {
         generator = EC_GROUP_get0_generator(group);
@@ -1187,15 +1188,15 @@ static int ecp_nistz256_points_mul(const EC_GROUP * group,
                 if ((tmp_scalar = BN_CTX_get(ctx)) == NULL)
                     goto err;
 
-                if (!BN_nnmod(tmp_scalar, scalar, &group->order, ctx)) {
+                if (!BN_nnmod(tmp_scalar, scalar, group->order, ctx)) {
                     ECerr(EC_F_ECP_NISTZ256_POINTS_MUL, ERR_R_BN_LIB);
                     goto err;
                 }
                 scalar = tmp_scalar;
             }
 
-            for (i = 0; i < scalar->top * BN_BYTES; i += BN_BYTES) {
-                BN_ULONG d = scalar->d[i / BN_BYTES];
+            for (i = 0; i < bn_get_top(scalar) * BN_BYTES; i += BN_BYTES) {
+                BN_ULONG d = bn_get_words(scalar)[i / BN_BYTES];
 
                 p_str[i + 0] = d & 0xff;
                 p_str[i + 1] = (d >> 8) & 0xff;
@@ -1301,12 +1302,12 @@ static int ecp_nistz256_points_mul(const EC_GROUP * group,
         OPENSSL_free(scalars);
     }
 
-    memcpy(r->X.d, p.p.X, sizeof(p.p.X));
-    memcpy(r->Y.d, p.p.Y, sizeof(p.p.Y));
-    memcpy(r->Z.d, p.p.Z, sizeof(p.p.Z));
-    bn_correct_top(&r->X);
-    bn_correct_top(&r->Y);
-    bn_correct_top(&r->Z);
+    bn_set_data(r->X, p.p.X, sizeof(p.p.X));
+    bn_set_data(r->Y, p.p.Y, sizeof(p.p.Y));
+    bn_set_data(r->Z, p.p.Z, sizeof(p.p.Z));
+    bn_correct_top(r->X);
+    bn_correct_top(r->Y);
+    bn_correct_top(r->Z);
 
     ret = 1;
 
@@ -1329,9 +1330,9 @@ static int ecp_nistz256_get_affine(const EC_GROUP * group,
         return 0;
     }
 
-    if (!ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(point_x, &point->X) ||
-        !ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(point_y, &point->Y) ||
-        !ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(point_z, &point->Z)) {
+    if (!ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(point_x, point->X) ||
+        !ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(point_y, point->Y) ||
+        !ecp_nistz256_bignum_to_field_elem(point_z, point->Z)) {
         ECerr(EC_F_ECP_NISTZ256_GET_AFFINE, EC_R_COORDINATES_OUT_OF_RANGE);
         return 0;
     }
@@ -1342,8 +1343,8 @@ static int ecp_nistz256_get_affine(const EC_GROUP * group,
 
     if (x != NULL) {
         bn_wexpand(x, P256_LIMBS);
-        x->top = P256_LIMBS;
-        ecp_nistz256_from_mont(x->d, x_aff);
+        bn_set_top(x, P256_LIMBS);
+        ecp_nistz256_from_mont(bn_get_words(x), x_aff);
         bn_correct_top(x);
     }
 
@@ -1351,8 +1352,8 @@ static int ecp_nistz256_get_affine(const EC_GROUP * group,
         ecp_nistz256_mul_mont(z_inv3, z_inv3, z_inv2);
         ecp_nistz256_mul_mont(y_aff, z_inv3, point_y);
         bn_wexpand(y, P256_LIMBS);
-        y->top = P256_LIMBS;
-        ecp_nistz256_from_mont(y->d, y_aff);
+        bn_set_top(y, P256_LIMBS);
+        ecp_nistz256_from_mont(bn_get_words(y), y_aff);
         bn_correct_top(y);
     }
 
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ecp_oct.c b/crypto/ec/ecp_oct.c
index 374a0ee731..980ca970ca 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ecp_oct.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ecp_oct.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_set_compressed_coordinates(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *po
 	 */
 
 	/* tmp1 := x^3 */
-	if (!BN_nnmod(x, x_, &group->field,ctx)) goto err;
+	if (!BN_nnmod(x, x_, group->field,ctx)) goto err;
 	if (group->meth->field_decode == 0)
 		{
 		/* field_{sqr,mul} work on standard representation */
@@ -108,45 +108,45 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_set_compressed_coordinates(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *po
 		}
 	else
 		{
-		if (!BN_mod_sqr(tmp2, x_, &group->field, ctx)) goto err;
-		if (!BN_mod_mul(tmp1, tmp2, x_, &group->field, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_mod_sqr(tmp2, x_, group->field, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_mod_mul(tmp1, tmp2, x_, group->field, ctx)) goto err;
 		}
 	
 	/* tmp1 := tmp1 + a*x */
 	if (group->a_is_minus3)
 		{
-		if (!BN_mod_lshift1_quick(tmp2, x, &group->field)) goto err;
-		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(tmp2, tmp2, x, &group->field)) goto err;
-		if (!BN_mod_sub_quick(tmp1, tmp1, tmp2, &group->field)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_mod_lshift1_quick(tmp2, x, group->field)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(tmp2, tmp2, x, group->field)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_mod_sub_quick(tmp1, tmp1, tmp2, group->field)) goto err;
 		}
 	else
 		{
 		if (group->meth->field_decode)
 			{
-			if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, tmp2, &group->a, ctx)) goto err;
-			if (!BN_mod_mul(tmp2, tmp2, x, &group->field, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, tmp2, group->a, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!BN_mod_mul(tmp2, tmp2, x, group->field, ctx)) goto err;
 			}
 		else
 			{
 			/* field_mul works on standard representation */
-			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, tmp2, &group->a, x, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, tmp2, group->a, x, ctx)) goto err;
 			}
 		
-		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(tmp1, tmp1, tmp2, &group->field)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(tmp1, tmp1, tmp2, group->field)) goto err;
 		}
 	
 	/* tmp1 := tmp1 + b */
 	if (group->meth->field_decode)
 		{
-		if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, tmp2, &group->b, ctx)) goto err;
-		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(tmp1, tmp1, tmp2, &group->field)) goto err;
+		if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, tmp2, group->b, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(tmp1, tmp1, tmp2, group->field)) goto err;
 		}
 	else
 		{
-		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(tmp1, tmp1, &group->b, &group->field)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(tmp1, tmp1, group->b, group->field)) goto err;
 		}
 	
-	if (!BN_mod_sqrt(y, tmp1, &group->field, ctx))
+	if (!BN_mod_sqrt(y, tmp1, group->field, ctx))
 		{
 		unsigned long err = ERR_peek_last_error();
 		
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_set_compressed_coordinates(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *po
 			{
 			int kron;
 
-			kron = BN_kronecker(x, &group->field, ctx);
+			kron = BN_kronecker(x, group->field, ctx);
 			if (kron == -2) goto err;
 
 			if (kron == 1)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_set_compressed_coordinates(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *po
 				ECerr(EC_F_EC_GFP_SIMPLE_SET_COMPRESSED_COORDINATES, EC_R_INVALID_COMPRESSED_POINT);
 			goto err;
 			}
-		if (!BN_usub(y, &group->field, y)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_usub(y, group->field, y)) goto err;
 		}
 	if (y_bit != BN_is_odd(y))
 		{
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ size_t ec_GFp_simple_point2oct(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_POINT *point, poi
 
 
 	/* ret := required output buffer length */
-	field_len = BN_num_bytes(&group->field);
+	field_len = BN_num_bytes(group->field);
 	ret = (form == POINT_CONVERSION_COMPRESSED) ? 1 + field_len : 1 + 2*field_len;
 
 	/* if 'buf' is NULL, just return required length */
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_oct2point(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *point,
 		return EC_POINT_set_to_infinity(group, point);
 		}
 	
-	field_len = BN_num_bytes(&group->field);
+	field_len = BN_num_bytes(group->field);
 	enc_len = (form == POINT_CONVERSION_COMPRESSED) ? 1 + field_len : 1 + 2*field_len;
 
 	if (len != enc_len)
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_oct2point(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *point,
 	if (y == NULL) goto err;
 
 	if (!BN_bin2bn(buf + 1, field_len, x)) goto err;
-	if (BN_ucmp(x, &group->field) >= 0)
+	if (BN_ucmp(x, group->field) >= 0)
 		{
 		ECerr(EC_F_EC_GFP_SIMPLE_OCT2POINT, EC_R_INVALID_ENCODING);
 		goto err;
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_oct2point(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *point,
 	else
 		{
 		if (!BN_bin2bn(buf + 1 + field_len, field_len, y)) goto err;
-		if (BN_ucmp(y, &group->field) >= 0)
+		if (BN_ucmp(y, group->field) >= 0)
 			{
 			ECerr(EC_F_EC_GFP_SIMPLE_OCT2POINT, EC_R_INVALID_ENCODING);
 			goto err;
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ecp_smpl.c b/crypto/ec/ecp_smpl.c
index 47570e491e..c2192b3051 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ecp_smpl.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ecp_smpl.c
@@ -130,9 +130,16 @@ const EC_METHOD *EC_GFp_simple_method(void)
 
 int ec_GFp_simple_group_init(EC_GROUP *group)
 	{
-	BN_init(&group->field);
-	BN_init(&group->a);
-	BN_init(&group->b);
+	group->field = BN_new();
+	group->a = BN_new();
+	group->b = BN_new();
+	if(!group->field || !group->a || !group->b)
+		{
+		if(!group->field) BN_free(group->field);
+		if(!group->a) BN_free(group->a);
+		if(!group->b) BN_free(group->b);
+		return 0;
+		}
 	group->a_is_minus3 = 0;
 	return 1;
 	}
@@ -140,25 +147,25 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_group_init(EC_GROUP *group)
 
 void ec_GFp_simple_group_finish(EC_GROUP *group)
 	{
-	BN_free(&group->field);
-	BN_free(&group->a);
-	BN_free(&group->b);
+	BN_free(group->field);
+	BN_free(group->a);
+	BN_free(group->b);
 	}
 
 
 void ec_GFp_simple_group_clear_finish(EC_GROUP *group)
 	{
-	BN_clear_free(&group->field);
-	BN_clear_free(&group->a);
-	BN_clear_free(&group->b);
+	BN_clear_free(group->field);
+	BN_clear_free(group->a);
+	BN_clear_free(group->b);
 	}
 
 
 int ec_GFp_simple_group_copy(EC_GROUP *dest, const EC_GROUP *src)
 	{
-	if (!BN_copy(&dest->field, &src->field)) return 0;
-	if (!BN_copy(&dest->a, &src->a)) return 0;
-	if (!BN_copy(&dest->b, &src->b)) return 0;
+	if (!BN_copy(dest->field, src->field)) return 0;
+	if (!BN_copy(dest->a, src->a)) return 0;
+	if (!BN_copy(dest->b, src->b)) return 0;
 
 	dest->a_is_minus3 = src->a_is_minus3;
 
@@ -192,24 +199,24 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_group_set_curve(EC_GROUP *group,
 	if (tmp_a == NULL) goto err;
 
 	/* group->field */
-	if (!BN_copy(&group->field, p)) goto err;
-	BN_set_negative(&group->field, 0);
+	if (!BN_copy(group->field, p)) goto err;
+	BN_set_negative(group->field, 0);
 
 	/* group->a */
 	if (!BN_nnmod(tmp_a, a, p, ctx)) goto err;
 	if (group->meth->field_encode)
-		{ if (!group->meth->field_encode(group, &group->a, tmp_a, ctx)) goto err; }	
+		{ if (!group->meth->field_encode(group, group->a, tmp_a, ctx)) goto err; }
 	else
-		if (!BN_copy(&group->a, tmp_a)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_copy(group->a, tmp_a)) goto err;
 	
 	/* group->b */
-	if (!BN_nnmod(&group->b, b, p, ctx)) goto err;
+	if (!BN_nnmod(group->b, b, p, ctx)) goto err;
 	if (group->meth->field_encode)
-		if (!group->meth->field_encode(group, &group->b, &group->b, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!group->meth->field_encode(group, group->b, group->b, ctx)) goto err;
 	
 	/* group->a_is_minus3 */
 	if (!BN_add_word(tmp_a, 3)) goto err;
-	group->a_is_minus3 = (0 == BN_cmp(tmp_a, &group->field));
+	group->a_is_minus3 = (0 == BN_cmp(tmp_a, group->field));
 
 	ret = 1;
 
@@ -228,7 +235,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_group_get_curve(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *p, BIGNUM *a, B
 	
 	if (p != NULL)
 		{
-		if (!BN_copy(p, &group->field)) return 0;
+		if (!BN_copy(p, group->field)) return 0;
 		}
 
 	if (a != NULL || b != NULL)
@@ -243,22 +250,22 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_group_get_curve(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *p, BIGNUM *a, B
 				}
 			if (a != NULL)
 				{
-				if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, a, &group->a, ctx)) goto err;
+				if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, a, group->a, ctx)) goto err;
 				}
 			if (b != NULL)
 				{
-				if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, b, &group->b, ctx)) goto err;
+				if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, b, group->b, ctx)) goto err;
 				}
 			}
 		else
 			{
 			if (a != NULL)
 				{
-				if (!BN_copy(a, &group->a)) goto err;
+				if (!BN_copy(a, group->a)) goto err;
 				}
 			if (b != NULL)
 				{
-				if (!BN_copy(b, &group->b)) goto err;
+				if (!BN_copy(b, group->b)) goto err;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -274,7 +281,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_group_get_curve(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *p, BIGNUM *a, B
 
 int ec_GFp_simple_group_get_degree(const EC_GROUP *group)
 	{
-	return BN_num_bits(&group->field);
+	return BN_num_bits(group->field);
 	}
 
 
@@ -282,7 +289,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_group_check_discriminant(const EC_GROUP *group, BN_CTX *ctx)
 	{
 	int ret = 0;
 	BIGNUM *a,*b,*order,*tmp_1,*tmp_2;
-	const BIGNUM *p = &group->field;
+	const BIGNUM *p = group->field;
 	BN_CTX *new_ctx = NULL;
 
 	if (ctx == NULL)
@@ -304,13 +311,13 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_group_check_discriminant(const EC_GROUP *group, BN_CTX *ctx)
 
 	if (group->meth->field_decode)
 		{
-		if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, a, &group->a, ctx)) goto err;
-		if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, b, &group->b, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, a, group->a, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, b, group->b, ctx)) goto err;
 		}
 	else
 		{
-		if (!BN_copy(a, &group->a)) goto err;
-		if (!BN_copy(b, &group->b)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_copy(a, group->a)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_copy(b, group->b)) goto err;
 		}
 	
 	/* check the discriminant:
@@ -347,37 +354,44 @@ err:
 
 int ec_GFp_simple_point_init(EC_POINT *point)
 	{
-	BN_init(&point->X);
-	BN_init(&point->Y);
-	BN_init(&point->Z);
+	point->X = BN_new();
+	point->Y = BN_new();
+	point->Z = BN_new();
 	point->Z_is_one = 0;
 
+	if(!point->X || !point->Y || !point->Z)
+		{
+		if(point->X) BN_free(point->X);
+		if(point->Y) BN_free(point->Y);
+		if(point->Z) BN_free(point->Z);
+		return 0;
+		}
 	return 1;
 	}
 
 
 void ec_GFp_simple_point_finish(EC_POINT *point)
 	{
-	BN_free(&point->X);
-	BN_free(&point->Y);
-	BN_free(&point->Z);
+	BN_free(point->X);
+	BN_free(point->Y);
+	BN_free(point->Z);
 	}
 
 
 void ec_GFp_simple_point_clear_finish(EC_POINT *point)
 	{
-	BN_clear_free(&point->X);
-	BN_clear_free(&point->Y);
-	BN_clear_free(&point->Z);
+	BN_clear_free(point->X);
+	BN_clear_free(point->Y);
+	BN_clear_free(point->Z);
 	point->Z_is_one = 0;
 	}
 
 
 int ec_GFp_simple_point_copy(EC_POINT *dest, const EC_POINT *src)
 	{
-	if (!BN_copy(&dest->X, &src->X)) return 0;
-	if (!BN_copy(&dest->Y, &src->Y)) return 0;
-	if (!BN_copy(&dest->Z, &src->Z)) return 0;
+	if (!BN_copy(dest->X, src->X)) return 0;
+	if (!BN_copy(dest->Y, src->Y)) return 0;
+	if (!BN_copy(dest->Z, src->Z)) return 0;
 	dest->Z_is_one = src->Z_is_one;
 
 	return 1;
@@ -387,7 +401,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_point_copy(EC_POINT *dest, const EC_POINT *src)
 int ec_GFp_simple_point_set_to_infinity(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *point)
 	{
 	point->Z_is_one = 0;
-	BN_zero(&point->Z);
+	BN_zero(point->Z);
 	return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -407,19 +421,19 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_set_Jprojective_coordinates_GFp(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POIN
 
 	if (x != NULL)
 		{
-		if (!BN_nnmod(&point->X, x, &group->field, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_nnmod(point->X, x, group->field, ctx)) goto err;
 		if (group->meth->field_encode)
 			{
-			if (!group->meth->field_encode(group, &point->X, &point->X, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_encode(group, point->X, point->X, ctx)) goto err;
 			}
 		}
 	
 	if (y != NULL)
 		{
-		if (!BN_nnmod(&point->Y, y, &group->field, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_nnmod(point->Y, y, group->field, ctx)) goto err;
 		if (group->meth->field_encode)
 			{
-			if (!group->meth->field_encode(group, &point->Y, &point->Y, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_encode(group, point->Y, point->Y, ctx)) goto err;
 			}
 		}
 	
@@ -427,17 +441,17 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_set_Jprojective_coordinates_GFp(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POIN
 		{
 		int Z_is_one;
 
-		if (!BN_nnmod(&point->Z, z, &group->field, ctx)) goto err;
-		Z_is_one = BN_is_one(&point->Z);
+		if (!BN_nnmod(point->Z, z, group->field, ctx)) goto err;
+		Z_is_one = BN_is_one(point->Z);
 		if (group->meth->field_encode)
 			{
 			if (Z_is_one && (group->meth->field_set_to_one != 0))
 				{
-				if (!group->meth->field_set_to_one(group, &point->Z, ctx)) goto err;
+				if (!group->meth->field_set_to_one(group, point->Z, ctx)) goto err;
 				}
 			else
 				{
-				if (!group->meth->field_encode(group, &point->Z, &point->Z, ctx)) goto err;
+				if (!group->meth->field_encode(group, point->Z, point->Z, ctx)) goto err;
 				}
 			}
 		point->Z_is_one = Z_is_one;
@@ -469,30 +483,30 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_get_Jprojective_coordinates_GFp(const EC_GROUP *group, const E
 
 		if (x != NULL)
 			{
-			if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, x, &point->X, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, x, point->X, ctx)) goto err;
 			}
 		if (y != NULL)
 			{
-			if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, y, &point->Y, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, y, point->Y, ctx)) goto err;
 			}
 		if (z != NULL)
 			{
-			if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, z, &point->Z, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, z, point->Z, ctx)) goto err;
 			}
 		}
 	else	
 		{
 		if (x != NULL)
 			{
-			if (!BN_copy(x, &point->X)) goto err;
+			if (!BN_copy(x, point->X)) goto err;
 			}
 		if (y != NULL)
 			{
-			if (!BN_copy(y, &point->Y)) goto err;
+			if (!BN_copy(y, point->Y)) goto err;
 			}
 		if (z != NULL)
 			{
-			if (!BN_copy(z, &point->Z)) goto err;
+			if (!BN_copy(z, point->Z)) goto err;
 			}
 		}
 	
@@ -551,12 +565,12 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_point_get_affine_coordinates(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_P
 	
 	if (group->meth->field_decode)
 		{
-		if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, Z, &point->Z, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, Z, point->Z, ctx)) goto err;
 		Z_ = Z;
 		}
 	else
 		{
-		Z_ = &point->Z;
+		Z_ = point->Z;
 		}
 	
 	if (BN_is_one(Z_))
@@ -565,28 +579,28 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_point_get_affine_coordinates(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_P
 			{
 			if (x != NULL)
 				{
-				if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, x, &point->X, ctx)) goto err;
+				if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, x, point->X, ctx)) goto err;
 				}
 			if (y != NULL)
 				{
-				if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, y, &point->Y, ctx)) goto err;
+				if (!group->meth->field_decode(group, y, point->Y, ctx)) goto err;
 				}
 			}
 		else
 			{
 			if (x != NULL)
 				{
-				if (!BN_copy(x, &point->X)) goto err;
+				if (!BN_copy(x, point->X)) goto err;
 				}
 			if (y != NULL)
 				{
-				if (!BN_copy(y, &point->Y)) goto err;
+				if (!BN_copy(y, point->Y)) goto err;
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	else
 		{
-		if (!BN_mod_inverse(Z_1, Z_, &group->field, ctx))
+		if (!BN_mod_inverse(Z_1, Z_, group->field, ctx))
 			{
 			ECerr(EC_F_EC_GFP_SIMPLE_POINT_GET_AFFINE_COORDINATES, ERR_R_BN_LIB);
 			goto err;
@@ -599,13 +613,13 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_point_get_affine_coordinates(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_P
 			}
 		else
 			{
-			if (!BN_mod_sqr(Z_2, Z_1, &group->field, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!BN_mod_sqr(Z_2, Z_1, group->field, ctx)) goto err;
 			}
 	
 		if (x != NULL)
 			{
 			/* in the Montgomery case, field_mul will cancel out Montgomery factor in X: */
-			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, x, &point->X, Z_2, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, x, point->X, Z_2, ctx)) goto err;
 			}
 
 		if (y != NULL)
@@ -617,11 +631,11 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_point_get_affine_coordinates(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_P
 				}
 			else
 				{
-				if (!BN_mod_mul(Z_3, Z_2, Z_1, &group->field, ctx)) goto err;
+				if (!BN_mod_mul(Z_3, Z_2, Z_1, group->field, ctx)) goto err;
 				}
 
 			/* in the Montgomery case, field_mul will cancel out Montgomery factor in Y: */
-			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, y, &point->Y, Z_3, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, y, point->Y, Z_3, ctx)) goto err;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -652,7 +666,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_add(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, con
 	
 	field_mul = group->meth->field_mul;
 	field_sqr = group->meth->field_sqr;
-	p = &group->field;
+	p = group->field;
 
 	if (ctx == NULL)
 		{
@@ -679,38 +693,38 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_add(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, con
 	/* n1, n2 */
 	if (b->Z_is_one)
 		{
-		if (!BN_copy(n1, &a->X)) goto end;
-		if (!BN_copy(n2, &a->Y)) goto end;
+		if (!BN_copy(n1, a->X)) goto end;
+		if (!BN_copy(n2, a->Y)) goto end;
 		/* n1 = X_a */
 		/* n2 = Y_a */
 		}
 	else
 		{
-		if (!field_sqr(group, n0, &b->Z, ctx)) goto end;
-		if (!field_mul(group, n1, &a->X, n0, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_sqr(group, n0, b->Z, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_mul(group, n1, a->X, n0, ctx)) goto end;
 		/* n1 = X_a * Z_b^2 */
 
-		if (!field_mul(group, n0, n0, &b->Z, ctx)) goto end;
-		if (!field_mul(group, n2, &a->Y, n0, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_mul(group, n0, n0, b->Z, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_mul(group, n2, a->Y, n0, ctx)) goto end;
 		/* n2 = Y_a * Z_b^3 */
 		}
 
 	/* n3, n4 */
 	if (a->Z_is_one)
 		{
-		if (!BN_copy(n3, &b->X)) goto end;
-		if (!BN_copy(n4, &b->Y)) goto end;
+		if (!BN_copy(n3, b->X)) goto end;
+		if (!BN_copy(n4, b->Y)) goto end;
 		/* n3 = X_b */
 		/* n4 = Y_b */
 		}
 	else
 		{
-		if (!field_sqr(group, n0, &a->Z, ctx)) goto end;
-		if (!field_mul(group, n3, &b->X, n0, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_sqr(group, n0, a->Z, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_mul(group, n3, b->X, n0, ctx)) goto end;
 		/* n3 = X_b * Z_a^2 */
 
-		if (!field_mul(group, n0, n0, &a->Z, ctx)) goto end;
-		if (!field_mul(group, n4, &b->Y, n0, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_mul(group, n0, n0, a->Z, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_mul(group, n4, b->Y, n0, ctx)) goto end;
 		/* n4 = Y_b * Z_a^3 */
 		}
 
@@ -733,7 +747,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_add(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, con
 		else
 			{
 			/* a is the inverse of b */
-			BN_zero(&r->Z);
+			BN_zero(r->Z);
 			r->Z_is_one = 0;
 			ret = 1;
 			goto end;
@@ -749,17 +763,17 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_add(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, con
 	/* Z_r */
 	if (a->Z_is_one && b->Z_is_one)
 		{
-		if (!BN_copy(&r->Z, n5)) goto end;
+		if (!BN_copy(r->Z, n5)) goto end;
 		}
 	else
 		{
 		if (a->Z_is_one)
-			{ if (!BN_copy(n0, &b->Z)) goto end; }
+			{ if (!BN_copy(n0, b->Z)) goto end; }
 		else if (b->Z_is_one)
-			{ if (!BN_copy(n0, &a->Z)) goto end; }
+			{ if (!BN_copy(n0, a->Z)) goto end; }
 		else
-			{ if (!field_mul(group, n0, &a->Z, &b->Z, ctx)) goto end; }
-		if (!field_mul(group, &r->Z, n0, n5, ctx)) goto end;
+			{ if (!field_mul(group, n0, a->Z, b->Z, ctx)) goto end; }
+		if (!field_mul(group, r->Z, n0, n5, ctx)) goto end;
 		}
 	r->Z_is_one = 0;
 	/* Z_r = Z_a * Z_b * n5 */
@@ -768,11 +782,11 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_add(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, con
 	if (!field_sqr(group, n0, n6, ctx)) goto end;
 	if (!field_sqr(group, n4, n5, ctx)) goto end;
 	if (!field_mul(group, n3, n1, n4, ctx)) goto end;
-	if (!BN_mod_sub_quick(&r->X, n0, n3, p)) goto end;
+	if (!BN_mod_sub_quick(r->X, n0, n3, p)) goto end;
 	/* X_r = n6^2 - n5^2 * 'n7' */
 	
 	/* 'n9' */
-	if (!BN_mod_lshift1_quick(n0, &r->X, p)) goto end;
+	if (!BN_mod_lshift1_quick(n0, r->X, p)) goto end;
 	if (!BN_mod_sub_quick(n0, n3, n0, p)) goto end;
 	/* n9 = n5^2 * 'n7' - 2 * X_r */
 
@@ -784,7 +798,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_add(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, con
 	if (BN_is_odd(n0))
 		if (!BN_add(n0, n0, p)) goto end;
 	/* now  0 <= n0 < 2*p,  and n0 is even */
-	if (!BN_rshift1(&r->Y, n0)) goto end;
+	if (!BN_rshift1(r->Y, n0)) goto end;
 	/* Y_r = (n6 * 'n9' - 'n8' * 'n5^3') / 2 */
 
 	ret = 1;
@@ -809,14 +823,14 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_dbl(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, BN_
 	
 	if (EC_POINT_is_at_infinity(group, a))
 		{
-		BN_zero(&r->Z);
+		BN_zero(r->Z);
 		r->Z_is_one = 0;
 		return 1;
 		}
 
 	field_mul = group->meth->field_mul;
 	field_sqr = group->meth->field_sqr;
-	p = &group->field;
+	p = group->field;
 
 	if (ctx == NULL)
 		{
@@ -840,17 +854,17 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_dbl(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, BN_
 	/* n1 */
 	if (a->Z_is_one)
 		{
-		if (!field_sqr(group, n0, &a->X, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!field_sqr(group, n0, a->X, ctx)) goto err;
 		if (!BN_mod_lshift1_quick(n1, n0, p)) goto err;
 		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(n0, n0, n1, p)) goto err;
-		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(n1, n0, &group->a, p)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(n1, n0, group->a, p)) goto err;
 		/* n1 = 3 * X_a^2 + a_curve */
 		}
 	else if (group->a_is_minus3)
 		{
-		if (!field_sqr(group, n1, &a->Z, ctx)) goto err;
-		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(n0, &a->X, n1, p)) goto err;
-		if (!BN_mod_sub_quick(n2, &a->X, n1, p)) goto err;
+		if (!field_sqr(group, n1, a->Z, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(n0, a->X, n1, p)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_mod_sub_quick(n2, a->X, n1, p)) goto err;
 		if (!field_mul(group, n1, n0, n2, ctx)) goto err;
 		if (!BN_mod_lshift1_quick(n0, n1, p)) goto err;
 		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(n1, n0, n1, p)) goto err;
@@ -859,12 +873,12 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_dbl(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, BN_
 		}
 	else
 		{
-		if (!field_sqr(group, n0, &a->X, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!field_sqr(group, n0, a->X, ctx)) goto err;
 		if (!BN_mod_lshift1_quick(n1, n0, p)) goto err;
 		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(n0, n0, n1, p)) goto err;
-		if (!field_sqr(group, n1, &a->Z, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!field_sqr(group, n1, a->Z, ctx)) goto err;
 		if (!field_sqr(group, n1, n1, ctx)) goto err;
-		if (!field_mul(group, n1, n1, &group->a, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!field_mul(group, n1, n1, group->a, ctx)) goto err;
 		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(n1, n1, n0, p)) goto err;
 		/* n1 = 3 * X_a^2 + a_curve * Z_a^4 */
 		}
@@ -872,26 +886,26 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_dbl(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, BN_
 	/* Z_r */
 	if (a->Z_is_one)
 		{
-		if (!BN_copy(n0, &a->Y)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_copy(n0, a->Y)) goto err;
 		}
 	else
 		{
-		if (!field_mul(group, n0, &a->Y, &a->Z, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!field_mul(group, n0, a->Y, a->Z, ctx)) goto err;
 		}
-	if (!BN_mod_lshift1_quick(&r->Z, n0, p)) goto err;
+	if (!BN_mod_lshift1_quick(r->Z, n0, p)) goto err;
 	r->Z_is_one = 0;
 	/* Z_r = 2 * Y_a * Z_a */
 
 	/* n2 */
-	if (!field_sqr(group, n3, &a->Y, ctx)) goto err;
-	if (!field_mul(group, n2, &a->X, n3, ctx)) goto err;
+	if (!field_sqr(group, n3, a->Y, ctx)) goto err;
+	if (!field_mul(group, n2, a->X, n3, ctx)) goto err;
 	if (!BN_mod_lshift_quick(n2, n2, 2, p)) goto err;
 	/* n2 = 4 * X_a * Y_a^2 */
 
 	/* X_r */
 	if (!BN_mod_lshift1_quick(n0, n2, p)) goto err;
-	if (!field_sqr(group, &r->X, n1, ctx)) goto err;
-	if (!BN_mod_sub_quick(&r->X, &r->X, n0, p)) goto err;
+	if (!field_sqr(group, r->X, n1, ctx)) goto err;
+	if (!BN_mod_sub_quick(r->X, r->X, n0, p)) goto err;
 	/* X_r = n1^2 - 2 * n2 */
 	
 	/* n3 */
@@ -900,9 +914,9 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_dbl(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, BN_
 	/* n3 = 8 * Y_a^4 */
 	
 	/* Y_r */
-	if (!BN_mod_sub_quick(n0, n2, &r->X, p)) goto err;
+	if (!BN_mod_sub_quick(n0, n2, r->X, p)) goto err;
 	if (!field_mul(group, n0, n1, n0, ctx)) goto err;
-	if (!BN_mod_sub_quick(&r->Y, n0, n3, p)) goto err;
+	if (!BN_mod_sub_quick(r->Y, n0, n3, p)) goto err;
 	/* Y_r = n1 * (n2 - X_r) - n3 */
 
 	ret = 1;
@@ -917,17 +931,17 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_dbl(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *r, const EC_POINT *a, BN_
 
 int ec_GFp_simple_invert(const EC_GROUP *group, EC_POINT *point, BN_CTX *ctx)
 	{
-	if (EC_POINT_is_at_infinity(group, point) || BN_is_zero(&point->Y))
+	if (EC_POINT_is_at_infinity(group, point) || BN_is_zero(point->Y))
 		/* point is its own inverse */
 		return 1;
 	
-	return BN_usub(&point->Y, &group->field, &point->Y);
+	return BN_usub(point->Y, group->field, point->Y);
 	}
 
 
 int ec_GFp_simple_is_at_infinity(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_POINT *point)
 	{
-	return BN_is_zero(&point->Z);
+	return BN_is_zero(point->Z);
 	}
 
 
@@ -945,7 +959,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_is_on_curve(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_POINT *point, BN_C
 	
 	field_mul = group->meth->field_mul;
 	field_sqr = group->meth->field_sqr;
-	p = &group->field;
+	p = group->field;
 
 	if (ctx == NULL)
 		{
@@ -971,11 +985,11 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_is_on_curve(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_POINT *point, BN_C
 	 */
 
 	/* rh := X^2 */
-	if (!field_sqr(group, rh, &point->X, ctx)) goto err;
+	if (!field_sqr(group, rh, point->X, ctx)) goto err;
 
 	if (!point->Z_is_one)
 		{
-		if (!field_sqr(group, tmp, &point->Z, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!field_sqr(group, tmp, point->Z, ctx)) goto err;
 		if (!field_sqr(group, Z4, tmp, ctx)) goto err;
 		if (!field_mul(group, Z6, Z4, tmp, ctx)) goto err;
 
@@ -985,17 +999,17 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_is_on_curve(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_POINT *point, BN_C
 			if (!BN_mod_lshift1_quick(tmp, Z4, p)) goto err;
 			if (!BN_mod_add_quick(tmp, tmp, Z4, p)) goto err;
 			if (!BN_mod_sub_quick(rh, rh, tmp, p)) goto err;
-			if (!field_mul(group, rh, rh, &point->X, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!field_mul(group, rh, rh, point->X, ctx)) goto err;
 			}
 		else
 			{
-			if (!field_mul(group, tmp, Z4, &group->a, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!field_mul(group, tmp, Z4, group->a, ctx)) goto err;
 			if (!BN_mod_add_quick(rh, rh, tmp, p)) goto err;
-			if (!field_mul(group, rh, rh, &point->X, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!field_mul(group, rh, rh, point->X, ctx)) goto err;
 			}
 
 		/* rh := rh + b*Z^6 */
-		if (!field_mul(group, tmp, &group->b, Z6, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!field_mul(group, tmp, group->b, Z6, ctx)) goto err;
 		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(rh, rh, tmp, p)) goto err;
 		}
 	else
@@ -1003,14 +1017,14 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_is_on_curve(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_POINT *point, BN_C
 		/* point->Z_is_one */
 
 		/* rh := (rh + a)*X */
-		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(rh, rh, &group->a, p)) goto err;
-		if (!field_mul(group, rh, rh, &point->X, ctx)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(rh, rh, group->a, p)) goto err;
+		if (!field_mul(group, rh, rh, point->X, ctx)) goto err;
 		/* rh := rh + b */
-		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(rh, rh, &group->b, p)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_mod_add_quick(rh, rh, group->b, p)) goto err;
 		}
 
 	/* 'lh' := Y^2 */
-	if (!field_sqr(group, tmp, &point->Y, ctx)) goto err;
+	if (!field_sqr(group, tmp, point->Y, ctx)) goto err;
 
 	ret = (0 == BN_ucmp(tmp, rh));
 
@@ -1047,7 +1061,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_cmp(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_POINT *a, const EC_POINT *
 	
 	if (a->Z_is_one && b->Z_is_one)
 		{
-		return ((BN_cmp(&a->X, &b->X) == 0) && BN_cmp(&a->Y, &b->Y) == 0) ? 0 : 1;
+		return ((BN_cmp(a->X, b->X) == 0) && BN_cmp(a->Y, b->Y) == 0) ? 0 : 1;
 		}
 
 	field_mul = group->meth->field_mul;
@@ -1075,20 +1089,20 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_cmp(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_POINT *a, const EC_POINT *
 
 	if (!b->Z_is_one)
 		{
-		if (!field_sqr(group, Zb23, &b->Z, ctx)) goto end;
-		if (!field_mul(group, tmp1, &a->X, Zb23, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_sqr(group, Zb23, b->Z, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_mul(group, tmp1, a->X, Zb23, ctx)) goto end;
 		tmp1_ = tmp1;
 		}
 	else
-		tmp1_ = &a->X;
+		tmp1_ = a->X;
 	if (!a->Z_is_one)
 		{
-		if (!field_sqr(group, Za23, &a->Z, ctx)) goto end;
-		if (!field_mul(group, tmp2, &b->X, Za23, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_sqr(group, Za23, a->Z, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_mul(group, tmp2, b->X, Za23, ctx)) goto end;
 		tmp2_ = tmp2;
 		}
 	else
-		tmp2_ = &b->X;
+		tmp2_ = b->X;
 	
 	/* compare  X_a*Z_b^2  with  X_b*Z_a^2 */
 	if (BN_cmp(tmp1_, tmp2_) != 0)
@@ -1100,20 +1114,20 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_cmp(const EC_GROUP *group, const EC_POINT *a, const EC_POINT *
 
 	if (!b->Z_is_one)
 		{
-		if (!field_mul(group, Zb23, Zb23, &b->Z, ctx)) goto end;
-		if (!field_mul(group, tmp1, &a->Y, Zb23, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_mul(group, Zb23, Zb23, b->Z, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_mul(group, tmp1, a->Y, Zb23, ctx)) goto end;
 		/* tmp1_ = tmp1 */
 		}
 	else
-		tmp1_ = &a->Y;
+		tmp1_ = a->Y;
 	if (!a->Z_is_one)
 		{
-		if (!field_mul(group, Za23, Za23, &a->Z, ctx)) goto end;
-		if (!field_mul(group, tmp2, &b->Y, Za23, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_mul(group, Za23, Za23, a->Z, ctx)) goto end;
+		if (!field_mul(group, tmp2, b->Y, Za23, ctx)) goto end;
 		/* tmp2_ = tmp2 */
 		}
 	else
-		tmp2_ = &b->Y;
+		tmp2_ = b->Y;
 
 	/* compare  Y_a*Z_b^3  with  Y_b*Z_a^3 */
 	if (BN_cmp(tmp1_, tmp2_) != 0)
@@ -1206,9 +1220,9 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_points_make_affine(const EC_GROUP *group, size_t num, EC_POINT
 	/* Set each prod_Z[i] to the product of points[0]->Z .. points[i]->Z,
 	 * skipping any zero-valued inputs (pretend that they're 1). */
 
-	if (!BN_is_zero(&points[0]->Z))
+	if (!BN_is_zero(points[0]->Z))
 		{
-		if (!BN_copy(prod_Z[0], &points[0]->Z)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_copy(prod_Z[0], points[0]->Z)) goto err;
 		}
 	else
 		{
@@ -1224,9 +1238,9 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_points_make_affine(const EC_GROUP *group, size_t num, EC_POINT
 
 	for (i = 1; i < num; i++)
 		{
-		if (!BN_is_zero(&points[i]->Z))
+		if (!BN_is_zero(points[i]->Z))
 			{
-			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, prod_Z[i], prod_Z[i - 1], &points[i]->Z, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, prod_Z[i], prod_Z[i - 1], points[i]->Z, ctx)) goto err;
 			}
 		else
 			{
@@ -1237,7 +1251,7 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_points_make_affine(const EC_GROUP *group, size_t num, EC_POINT
 	/* Now use a single explicit inversion to replace every
 	 * non-zero points[i]->Z by its inverse. */
 
-	if (!BN_mod_inverse(tmp, prod_Z[num - 1], &group->field, ctx))
+	if (!BN_mod_inverse(tmp, prod_Z[num - 1], group->field, ctx))
 		{
 		ECerr(EC_F_EC_GFP_SIMPLE_POINTS_MAKE_AFFINE, ERR_R_BN_LIB);
 		goto err;
@@ -1255,22 +1269,22 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_points_make_affine(const EC_GROUP *group, size_t num, EC_POINT
 		{
 		/* Loop invariant: tmp is the product of the inverses of
 		 * points[0]->Z .. points[i]->Z (zero-valued inputs skipped). */
-		if (!BN_is_zero(&points[i]->Z))
+		if (!BN_is_zero(points[i]->Z))
 			{
 			/* Set tmp_Z to the inverse of points[i]->Z (as product
 			 * of Z inverses 0 .. i, Z values 0 .. i - 1). */
 			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, tmp_Z, prod_Z[i - 1], tmp, ctx)) goto err;
 			/* Update tmp to satisfy the loop invariant for i - 1. */
-			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, tmp, tmp, &points[i]->Z, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, tmp, tmp, points[i]->Z, ctx)) goto err;
 			/* Replace points[i]->Z by its inverse. */
-			if (!BN_copy(&points[i]->Z, tmp_Z)) goto err;
+			if (!BN_copy(points[i]->Z, tmp_Z)) goto err;
 			}
 		}
 
-	if (!BN_is_zero(&points[0]->Z))
+	if (!BN_is_zero(points[0]->Z))
 		{
 		/* Replace points[0]->Z by its inverse. */
-		if (!BN_copy(&points[0]->Z, tmp)) goto err;
+		if (!BN_copy(points[0]->Z, tmp)) goto err;
 		}
 
 	/* Finally, fix up the X and Y coordinates for all points. */
@@ -1279,23 +1293,23 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_points_make_affine(const EC_GROUP *group, size_t num, EC_POINT
 		{
 		EC_POINT *p = points[i];
 
-		if (!BN_is_zero(&p->Z))
+		if (!BN_is_zero(p->Z))
 			{
 			/* turn  (X, Y, 1/Z)  into  (X/Z^2, Y/Z^3, 1) */
 
-			if (!group->meth->field_sqr(group, tmp, &p->Z, ctx)) goto err;
-			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, &p->X, &p->X, tmp, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_sqr(group, tmp, p->Z, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, p->X, p->X, tmp, ctx)) goto err;
 
-			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, tmp, tmp, &p->Z, ctx)) goto err;
-			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, &p->Y, &p->Y, tmp, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, tmp, tmp, p->Z, ctx)) goto err;
+			if (!group->meth->field_mul(group, p->Y, p->Y, tmp, ctx)) goto err;
 
 			if (group->meth->field_set_to_one != 0)
 				{
-				if (!group->meth->field_set_to_one(group, &p->Z, ctx)) goto err;
+				if (!group->meth->field_set_to_one(group, p->Z, ctx)) goto err;
 				}
 			else
 				{
-				if (!BN_one(&p->Z)) goto err;
+				if (!BN_one(p->Z)) goto err;
 				}
 			p->Z_is_one = 1;
 			}
@@ -1322,11 +1336,11 @@ int ec_GFp_simple_points_make_affine(const EC_GROUP *group, size_t num, EC_POINT
 
 int ec_GFp_simple_field_mul(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *r, const BIGNUM *a, const BIGNUM *b, BN_CTX *ctx)
 	{
-	return BN_mod_mul(r, a, b, &group->field, ctx);
+	return BN_mod_mul(r, a, b, group->field, ctx);
 	}
 
 
 int ec_GFp_simple_field_sqr(const EC_GROUP *group, BIGNUM *r, const BIGNUM *a, BN_CTX *ctx)
 	{
-	return BN_mod_sqr(r, a, &group->field, ctx);
+	return BN_mod_sqr(r, a, group->field, ctx);
 	}
diff --git a/crypto/ec/ectest.c b/crypto/ec/ectest.c
index d1bf980599..22f7ea0fbe 100644
--- a/crypto/ec/ectest.c
+++ b/crypto/ec/ectest.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ static void prime_field_tests(void)
 	{
 		const EC_POINT *points[4];
 		const BIGNUM *scalars[4];
-		BIGNUM scalar3;
+		BIGNUM *scalar3;
 	
 		if (EC_POINT_is_at_infinity(group, Q)) ABORT;
 		points[0] = Q;
@@ -713,16 +713,17 @@ static void prime_field_tests(void)
 		scalars[1] = y;
 		scalars[2] = z; /* z = -(x+y) */
 
-		BN_init(&scalar3);
-		BN_zero(&scalar3);
-		scalars[3] = &scalar3;
+		scalar3 = BN_new();
+		if(!scalar3) ABORT;
+		BN_zero(scalar3);
+		scalars[3] = scalar3;
 
 		if (!EC_POINTs_mul(group, P, NULL, 4, points, scalars, ctx)) ABORT;
 		if (!EC_POINT_is_at_infinity(group, P)) ABORT;
 
 		fprintf(stdout, " ok\n\n");
 
-		BN_free(&scalar3);
+		BN_free(scalar3);
 	}