DH_generate_key

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

Synopsis

Declared in <openssl/dh.h>

[[deprecated]]
int
DH_generate_key(DH* dh);

WARNING

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

NameDescription
dhDH object that already holds domain parameters; receives the new key pair.