[#DH_generate_key]
= DH_generate_key
:mrdocs:

Generate a Diffie‐Hellman private/public key pair on `dh` (deprecated).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/dh.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
[[deprecated]]
int
DH_generate_key(xref:DH.adoc[DH]* dh);
----

[WARNING]
====
https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/language/attributes/deprecated[Deprecated^]. Use of this entity is allowed but discouraged.
====
== Description

Prefer EVP_PKEY_keygen / EVP_PKEY_derive for new code.

== Return Value

1 on success, or 0 on failure.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *dh*
| DH object that already holds domain parameters; receives the new key pair.
|===


[.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#