gnutls_sec_param_to_pk_bits(3) gnutls gnutls_sec_param_to_pk_bits(3)
NAME
gnutls_sec_param_to_pk_bits - API function
SYNOPSIS
#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>
unsigned int gnutls_sec_param_to_pk_bits(gnutls_pk_algorithm_t algo, gnutls_sec_param_t param);
ARGUMENTS
gnutls_pk_algorithm_t algo
is a public key algorithm
gnutls_sec_param_t param
is a security parameter
DESCRIPTION
When generating private and public key pairs a difficult question is which size of "bits" the modulus will be in RSA and the group size in
DSA. The easy answer is 1024, which is also wrong. This function will convert a human understandable security parameter to an appropriate
size for the specific algorithm.
RETURNS
The number of bits, or (0).
SINCE
2.12.0
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-gnutls@gnu.org>.
General guidelines for reporting bugs: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/
GnuTLS home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc..
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
notice and this notice are preserved.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and gnutls programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info gnutls
should give you access to the complete manual. As an alternative you may obtain the manual from:
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/manual/
gnutls 3.1.15 gnutls_sec_param_to_pk_bits(3)