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DH_size
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NAME

DH_size - get Diffie-Hellman prime size

Synopsis  

#include <openssl/dh.h>
int DH_size(DH *dh);

return to top DESCRIPTION  

This function returns the Diffie-Hellman size in bytes. It can be used to determine how much memory must be allocated for the shared secret computed by DH_compute_key().

dh->p must not be NULL.

return to top RETURN VALUE  

The size in bytes.

return to top SEE ALSO  

dh(3) , DH_generate_key(3)

return to top HISTORY  

DH_size() is available in all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
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