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.IX Title "DSA_generate_key 3"
.TH DSA_generate_key 3 2019-12-20 1.0.2u OpenSSL
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.SH NAME
DSA_generate_key \- generate DSA key pair
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\& #include <openssl/dsa.h>
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\& int DSA_generate_key(DSA *a);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\&\fBDSA_generate_key()\fR expects \fBa\fR to contain DSA parameters. It generates
a new key pair and stores it in \fBa\->pub_key\fR and \fBa\->priv_key\fR.
.PP
The PRNG must be seeded prior to calling \fBDSA_generate_key()\fR.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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\&\fBDSA_generate_key()\fR returns 1 on success, 0 otherwise.
The error codes can be obtained by \fBERR_get_error\fR\|(3).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\&\fBdsa\fR\|(3), \fBERR_get_error\fR\|(3), \fBrand\fR\|(3),
\&\fBDSA_generate_parameters\fR\|(3)
.SH HISTORY
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\&\fBDSA_generate_key()\fR is available since SSLeay 0.8.