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author | Ulf Möller <ulf@openssl.org> | 2000-01-27 19:31:26 +0000 |
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committer | Ulf Möller <ulf@openssl.org> | 2000-01-27 19:31:26 +0000 |
commit | 38e33cef15e7965ad9fd9db4b08fb2f5dc1bc573 (patch) | |
tree | 27216af3df8adcdc381475ca7011f43fcf34e7fe /doc/crypto/DSA_SIG_new.pod | |
parent | 0c23524963064a3bf8206b28c97f88e157d29fa7 (diff) |
Document DSA and SHA.
New function BN_pseudo_rand().
Use BN_prime_checks_size(BN_num_bits(w)) rounds of Miller-Rabin when
generating DSA primes (why not use BN_is_prime()?)
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/crypto/DSA_SIG_new.pod')
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1 files changed, 39 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/crypto/DSA_SIG_new.pod b/doc/crypto/DSA_SIG_new.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..671655554a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/crypto/DSA_SIG_new.pod @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +=pod + +=head1 NAME + +DSA_SIG_new, DSA_SIG_free - allocate and free DSA signature objects + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + + #include <openssl/dsa.h> + + DSA_SIG *DSA_SIG_new(void); + + void DSA_SIG_free(DSA_SIG *a); + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +DSA_SIG_new() allocates and initializes a B<DSA_SIG> structure. + +DSA_SIG_free() frees the B<DSA_SIG> structure and its components. The +values are erased before the memory is returned to the system. + +=head1 RETURN VALUES + +If the allocation fails, DSA_SIG_new() returns B<NULL> and sets an +error code that can be obtained by +L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>. Otherwise it returns a pointer +to the newly allocated structure. + +DSA_SIG_free() returns no value. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +L<dsa(3)|dsa(3)>, L<err(3)|err(3)>, L<DSA_do_sign(3)|DSA_do_sign(3)> + +=head1 HISTORY + +DSA_SIG_new() and DSA_SIG_free() were added in OpenSSL 0.9.3. + +=cut |