opensolaris man page for dh_size

Query: dh_size

OS: opensolaris

Section: 3openssl

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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.
SEE ALSO
dh(3), DH_generate_key(3)
HISTORY
DH_size() is available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL. OpenSSL-0.9.8 Oct 11 2005 DH_size(3openssl)
Related Man Pages
dh_compute_key(3) - redhat
dh_generate_key(3) - redhat
dh_generate_key(3) - centos
dh_compute_key(3openssl) - opensolaris
dh_generate_key(3ssl) - linux
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