[#DSA_security_bits]
= DSA_security_bits
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Estimate the security strength in bits of a DSA key from its parameters (deprecated).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/dsa.h>`

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[[deprecated]]
int
DSA_security_bits(xref:DSA.adoc[DSA] const* d);
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[WARNING]
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https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/language/attributes/deprecated[Deprecated^]. Use of this entity is allowed but discouraged.
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== Return Value

Approximate security bits, or 0 if parameters are incomplete.

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *d*
| DSA key whose p/q sizes are examined.
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