libressl-DH_size(3)

libressl-DH_size3

Get diffie-hellman prime size

Usage

Crypto Library (libcrypto, -lcrypto)

#include <openssl/dh.h>

int

DH_size(const DH *dh);

int

DH_bits(const DH *dh);

Overview

DH_size() returns the Diffie-Hellman prime size in bytes. It can be used to determine how much memory must be allocated for the shared secret computed by DH_compute_key(3).

DH_bits() returns the number of significant bits in the key.

dh and dh->p must not be NULL.

History

DH_size() first appeared in SSLeay 0.5.1 and has been available since OpenBSD 2.4.

DH_bits() first appeared in OpenSSL 1.1.0 and has been available since OpenBSD 6.3.

From libressl 4.4.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.