Generate a two‐prime RSA key pair into an existing RSA object (deprecated).

Synopsis

Declared in <openssl/rsa.h>

[[deprecated]]
int
RSA_generate_key_ex(
    RSA* rsa,
    int bits,
    BIGNUM* e,
    BN_GENCB* cb);
Warning

Deprecated. Use of this entity is allowed but discouraged.

Return Value

1 on success, or 0 on failure.

Parameters

Name

Description

rsa

RSA object that receives the generated key material.

bits

Desired modulus size in bits.

e

Public exponent (commonly 65537); must be odd.

cb

Optional progress callback, or NULL.

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