NAME | SYNOPSIS | ARGUMENTS | DESCRIPTION | RETURNS | REPORTING BUGS | COPYRIGHT | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON

gnutls_x509_privkey_generate2(3)   gnutls   gnutls_x509_privkey_generate2(3)

NAME         top

       gnutls_x509_privkey_generate2 - API function

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <gnutls/x509.h>
       int gnutls_x509_privkey_generate2(gnutls_x509_privkey_t key,
       gnutls_pk_algorithm_t algo, unsigned int bits, unsigned int flags,
       const gnutls_keygen_data_st * data, unsigned data_size);

ARGUMENTS         top

       gnutls_x509_privkey_t key
                   a key
       gnutls_pk_algorithm_t algo
                   is one of the algorithms in gnutls_pk_algorithm_t.
       unsigned int bits
                   the size of the modulus
       unsigned int flags
                   Must be zero or flags from gnutls_privkey_flags_t.
       const gnutls_keygen_data_st * data
                   Allow specifying gnutls_keygen_data_st types such as the
                   seed to be used.
       unsigned data_size
                   The number of  data available.

DESCRIPTION         top

       This function will generate a random private key. Note that this
       function must be called on an empty private key. The flag
       GNUTLS_PRIVKEY_FLAG_PROVABLE instructs the key generation process to
       use algorithms which generate provable parameters out of a seed.
       Note that when generating an elliptic curve key, the curve can be
       substituted in the place of the bits parameter using the
       GNUTLS_CURVE_TO_BITS() macro.
       For DSA keys, if the subgroup size needs to be specified check the
       GNUTLS_SUBGROUP_TO_BITS() macro.
       Do not set the number of bits directly, use
       gnutls_sec_param_to_pk_bits().

RETURNS         top

       On success, GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS (0) is returned, otherwise a negative
       error value.

REPORTING BUGS         top

       Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
       Home page: http://www.gnutls.org

COPYRIGHT         top

       Copyright © 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.
       Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
       are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
       notice and this notice are preserved.

SEE ALSO         top

       The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain the HTML
       form visit
       http://www.gnutls.org/manual/ 

COLOPHON         top

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