DH_size

Section: OpenSSL (3SSL)
Updated: 2016-05-03
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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.

HISTORY

DH_size() is available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.