gnutls_privkey_generate2(3)

NAME
gnutls_privkey_generate2 - API function

SYNOPSIS
#include <gnutls/abstract.h>

int gnutls_privkey_generate2(gnutls_privkey_t pkey, gnutls_pk_algorithm_t algo, unsigned int bits, unsigned int flags, const gnutls_keygen_data_st * data, unsigned data_size);

ARGUMENTS

gnutls_privkey_t pkey
    The private 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
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 like Shawe-Taylor 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.

Do not set the number of bits directly, use gnutls_sec_param_to_pk_bits().

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

SINCE
3.5.0

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

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2001-2016 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
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/