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DH_size(3) LibreSSL DH_size(3)

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.

SEE ALSO

dh(3), DH_generate_key(3)

HISTORY

DH_size() is available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
2015-10-26 LibreSSL
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