[#DH_security_bits]
= DH_security_bits
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Estimate the security strength in bits of a DH key's parameters (deprecated).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/dh.h>`

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

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

Approximate security strength in bits, or 0 on error.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *dh*
| DH object whose prime size is assessed.
|===


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