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3=head1 NAME
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5DH_generate_key, DH_compute_key - perform Diffie-Hellman key exchange
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7=head1 SYNOPSIS
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9 #include <openssl/dh.h>
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11 int DH_generate_key(DH *dh);
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13 int DH_compute_key(unsigned char *key, BIGNUM *pub_key, DH *dh);
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15=head1 DESCRIPTION
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17DH_generate_key() performs the first step of a Diffie-Hellman key
18exchange by generating private and public DH values. By calling
19DH_compute_key(), these are combined with the other party's public
20value to compute the shared key.
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22DH_generate_key() expects B<dh> to contain the shared parameters
23B<dh-E<gt>p> and B<dh-E<gt>g>. It generates a random private DH value
24unless B<dh-E<gt>priv_key> is already set, and computes the
25corresponding public value B<dh-E<gt>pub_key>, which can then be
26published.
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28DH_compute_key() computes the shared secret from the private DH value
29in B<dh> and the other party's public value in B<pub_key> and stores
30it in B<key>. B<key> must point to B<DH_size(dh)> bytes of memory.
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32=head1 RETURN VALUES
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34DH_generate_key() returns 1 on success, 0 otherwise.
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36DH_compute_key() returns the size of the shared secret on success, -1
37on error.
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39The error codes can be obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)>.
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41=head1 SEE ALSO
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43L<DH_new(3)>, L<ERR_get_error(3)>, L<RAND_bytes(3)>, L<DH_size(3)>
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45=head1 COPYRIGHT
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47Copyright 2000-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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49Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
50this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
51in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
52L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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