Method: OpenSSL::PKey::EC#generate_key!

Defined in:
ossl_pkey_ec.c

#generate_key! ⇒ self Also known as: generate_key

Generates a new random private and public key.

See also the OpenSSL documentation for EC_KEY_generate_key()

Example

ec = OpenSSL::PKey::EC.new("prime256v1")
p ec.private_key # => nil
ec.generate_key!
p ec.private_key # => #<OpenSSL::BN XXXXXX>

Returns:

  • (self) 


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# File 'ossl_pkey_ec.c', line 555

static VALUE ossl_ec_key_generate_key(VALUE self)
{
    EC_KEY *ec;

    GetEC(self, ec);
    if (EC_KEY_generate_key(ec) != 1)
  ossl_raise(eECError, "EC_KEY_generate_key");

    return self;
}