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DSA_generate_key(3)





NAME

       DSA_generate_key - generate DSA key pair


SYNOPSIS

        #include <openssl/dsa.h>

        int DSA_generate_key(DSA *a);


DESCRIPTION

       DSA_generate_key() expects a to contain DSA parameters. It generates a
       new key pair and stores it in a->pub_key and a->priv_key.

       The PRNG must be seeded prior to calling DSA_generate_key().


RETURN VALUE

       DSA_generate_key() returns 1 on success, 0 otherwise.  The error codes
       can be obtained by ERR_get_error(3).


SEE ALSO

       dsa(3), ERR_get_error(3), rand(3), DSA_generate_parameters(3)


HISTORY

       DSA_generate_key() is available since SSLeay 0.8.

1.0.2t                            2019-09-10               DSA_generate_key(3)

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