dsa_generate_key(3) - Linux man page
Name
DSA_generate_key - generate DSA key pair
Synopsis
#include <openssl/dsa.h> int DSA_generate_key(DSA *a);
Description
DSA_generate_key() expects a to contain DSA parameters. It generates a new key pair and stores it in a->pub_key and a->priv_key.
The PRNG must be seeded prior to calling DSA_generate_key().
Return Value
DSA_generate_key() returns 1 on success, 0 otherwise. The error codes can be obtained by err_get_error(3).
See Also
dsa(3), err_get_error(3), rand(3), dsa_generate_parameters(3)
History
DSA_generate_key() is available since SSLeay 0.8.