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Command: DH_size | Section: 3 | Source: OpenBSD | File: DH_size.3
DH_SIZE(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual DH_SIZE(3)
NAME
DH_size, DH_bits - get Diffie-Hellman prime size
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/dh.h>
int
DH_size(const DH *dh);
int
DH_bits(const DH *dh);
DESCRIPTION
DH_size() returns the Diffie-Hellman prime size in bytes. It can be used
to determine how much memory must be allocated for the shared secret
computed by DH_compute_key(3).
DH_bits() returns the number of significant bits in the key.
dh and dh->p must not be NULL.
SEE ALSO
BN_num_bytes(3), DH_generate_key(3), DH_get0_key(3), DH_new(3),
DH_security_bits(3)
HISTORY
DH_size() first appeared in SSLeay 0.5.1 and has been available since
OpenBSD 2.4.
DH_bits() first appeared in OpenSSL 1.1.0 and has been available since
OpenBSD 6.3.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 July 13, 2022 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8