DH_size - Hellman prime size
#include <openssl/dh.h> int DH_size(DH *dh);
DH_size(3openssl) OpenSSL DH_size(3openssl)
NAME
DH_size - get Diffie-Hellman prime size
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/dh.h>
int DH_size(DH *dh);
DESCRIPTION
This function returns the Diffie-Hellman size in bytes. It can be used
to determine how much memory must be allocated for the shared secret
computed by DH_compute_key().
dh->p must not be NULL.
RETURN VALUE
The size in bytes.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+--------------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+--------------------------+
|Availability | library/security/openssl |
+---------------+--------------------------+
|Stability | Pass-through uncommitted |
+---------------+--------------------------+
SEE ALSO
dh(3), DH_generate_key(3)
HISTORY
DH_size() is available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
NOTES
Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
code-downloads.html.
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from
https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.2ze.tar.gz.
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at https://www.openssl.org/.
1.0.2ze 2022-05-03 DH_size(3openssl)