Using Rsa_generate_key_ex
> The new API is called RSA_generate_key_ex() and has a different interface.
That much I know. The problem is finding the documentation for the new
interface.
> the whole shebang bundled in a 7z for minimum transfer size.
That's what I needed. (It did take me a while to figure out how to deal
with a '7z' file.)
> make install_html_docs
I just downloaded openssl-1.0.0a.tar.gz from openssl.org and tried this.
Neither RSA_generate_key.html nor RSA_generate_key_ex.html were created.
Looking in doc/crypto, RSA_generate_key_ex.pod is not present (although
RSA_generate_key.pod is).
Hardly surprising that people are using the old API. I'll try e-mailing
[hidden email] to report this.
Thanks for your help!
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Using Rsa_generate_key_ex Paper
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