DH_check_pub_key

Validate a Diffie-Hellman public key and return a bitmask of problems (deprecated).

Synopsis

Declared in <openssl/dh.h>

[[deprecated]]
int
DH_check_pub_key(
    DH const* dh,
    BIGNUM const* pub_key,
    int* codes);

WARNING

Deprecated. Use of this entity is allowed but discouraged.

Return Value

1 if the check routine ran successfully (inspect codes), or 0 on hard failure.

Parameters

NameDescription
dhDH object providing the domain parameters used for the check.
pub_keyPublic key value to validate against those parameters.
codesReceives zero or a combination of DH_CHECK_PUBKEY_* reason bits.