gnutls_dh_get_prime_bits(3) - Linux man page

Name

gnutls_dh_get_prime_bits - return the bits used in DH authentication

Synopsis

#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

int gnutls_dh_get_prime_bits(gnutls_session_t session);

Arguments

gnutls_session_t session: is a gnutls session

Description

This function will return the bits of the prime used in the last Diffie-Hellman authentication with the peer. Should be used for both anonymous and ephemeral Diffie-Hellman. Note that some ciphers, like RSA and DSA without DHE, does not use a Diffie-Hellman exchange, and then this function will return 0.

Returns

The Diffie-Hellman bit strength is returned, or 0 if no Diffie-Hellman exchange was done, or a negative error code on failure.

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <bug-gnutls@gnu.org>. GnuTLS home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/ General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

Copyright

Copyright © 2008 Free Software Foundation.
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